Good evening;
I love your art and artifacts! Afrikan art and vibrations are always
so inspiring to me and it brings great warmth in my sprit.
Thanks for your great imagination and insparations.
Best
Thank you for excellent site on the Genocide in Namibia. I
shall incorporate it into my future lectures and teaching about the Shoah and
Porjamos (Holocaust)and World War II in Europe. A sad story too often repeated.
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Humanities Program in Medicine
Washington University
School of Medicine
Dear Sir/madam,
I have been casually browsing the web to see the kind of information that exists
on Lesotho which is my native country. I thought it worthwhile to write to you
and let you know how absolutely impressed I am with the accuracy of information
and the variety of pictures of original Basotho crafts and way of life. I really
appreciate the effort you have made in your research and in depicting to the
world a true and dignified picture of my people and my King. Your website is by
far the best so far on the web.
Thank you and please keep up the good work.
Mrs. Mamosa Makaya (UK)
Thank
you SO MUCH for the stunning photographic exhibition! John Auchard in
Washington DC
Good morning!
Just a little note to say that it was so wonderful to see your rich collection
of Ricksha Boy pictures – my goodness! I told my son about them and was amazed
to find any info whatsoever. Thanks for your lovely gallery!
Those were the good old days – huge lump in the throat stuff...
Have a fantastic day!
Best regards
Ilze Joubert
I take this opportunity to tell you how much I like what
you are doing, your gallery is simply.... magic. Olivier Hautinv
Dear Sir/ Madam
I would like to know if you have a Gallery similar to your taste in artwork in
Johannesburg which we can recommend to our guests who are renowned art
connoisseurs.
Regards Kgopotso Ngoato| Assistant Concierge | The Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas
and Spa
Hello,
this your site is wonderful!
Very good information's.....
I like you set a link in my homepage (see below, my focus africa)
Can you send me a banner?
Thank you and best regards from Munich
Evelyn
Hello,
Very nice pieces of work and very instructive too!! Are the colonial figures on
sale and what are the prices ?
Thank you for your response.
Best regards, Thomas
Good day
I would like to extend my magnanimous replenished pride and joy to Ezakwantu for
such fertile informative knowledge on your web site. I am planning on doing
Umtshato esiXhosa (SetE).
Kind regards
Lubabalo Mnyaka
Kgotsong i love your work thank you
MaShunda Botswana
Well, the BEST African art gallery I have ever seen. It is
a pleasure to admire their collection. Artifacts, which are nowadays very, very
hard to come across even in the most remote villages. Very hard but not
impossible.
What a wonderful Website!
Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge.
We will be in touch. Martin Poland
Beautiful history there guys hope you continue to educate young South Africans
and Abroad about this. Have you ever thought of publishing a book on this to be
accessed by students in libraries etc please contact me just to share ideas.
Vuyo Sangweni
What a wonderful Website!
Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge.
We will be in touch.
Best Wishes
Arlene Pearl
Thanks for sending us your very impressive web site. I
must congratulate you - it is excellent.
I am interested possibly purchasing three pottery vessels. I could not get the
number for one, the Lozi bottle (Bartosi-Rotsi), the other two are Zulu #7387
and Tabuka # 9771. These would be shipped to Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Thanks very much,
Douglas Dawson
I have just viewed your presentation of Twyfelfontein Rock
Engravings. It is fantastic. I particularly applaud your attitude toward the
Shamanic representation theory that has so infected rock art interpretation not
only in Africa but worldwide. I am sure you are familiar with the research done
by Anne Solomon . I am a prehistorian. A recent book of mine is The Creative Ice
Age Brain: Cave Art in the Light of Neuroscience. I believe, as you do, that it
is unnecessary , even insulting, to invoke shamanism to explain human
creativity.
Thank you once again for the rich array of imagery and the informative
commentary on your website. It makes me want to return to Africa and see more.
Sincerely, Barbara Olins Alpert
Dear madams, Dear sirs,
I have recently discovered Your website and wanted to tell You that I was very
fascinated and really enjoyed it - I came by just to learn more about African
trade beads, which I collect and highly appreciate - and also learned a lot
about our own Colonial history ... I am travelling from africa from time to time
and I am just back from a trip to Cameroon, with some nice jewellery, rarer and
not so rare ones. I am always interested in huntig rare objects, also under
difficult condition, finding them is even more exciting than obtaining them.
best wishes,
Kay Meiners
Hello
Thank you for sharing this work, it is truly one of the most beautiful brilliant
and touching displays I have very seen...WOW, Jara Uzenda
Dear amazing Ezakwantu,
Please let us know how you are prepared to share your
images and knowledge of the Basotho. We do pro bono work for the Ministry of
Health and Social Welfare in Lesotho, in the form of a community website and
in-house media to generate enthusiasm for delivering professional health care.
The images on your site are just perfect in their authenticity and we would love
to include them in our designs.
Regards,
Eugenie Banhegyi
Hello Gallery Ezakwantu,
Your website is the best -- well illustrated, meticulously organized and
very resourceful. Thank you!
The reason I am writing is to find information about bead number 1230 on
your chart. I picked up similar beads on a trip to Morocco.
Are these "JET" beads (please see attached). Where are they from? What is
the meaning of the inlay, if there is any? How old may they be?
If you could shed light on this kind of bead for me, I would really
appreciate it.
Kind regards,
Danke im Vorraus!
helga
Greetings
Am delighted to have come across your wondrously informative sight – and am
deeply impressed by how you share the contents.
Will be linking with you imminently, meanwhile would like to find out what’s
required to arrange a visit.
I organise special interest tours and my Craft Art tour expressly visits David
Walters’ studio, while ALL my tours factor in Solms Delta has a gem of a museum
stop, so am deeply interested in making contact.
Would also appreciate a high res copy of La Motte farmhouse in your Cape Dutch
homesteads section. Would this be possible?
With thanks - Marion Ellis
I've only managed to read through the section on beads so
far but it's absolutely fascinating. Thanks for a brilliant post; I look forward
to exploring it. posted by jokeefe
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Oh wow! What a great find! The miscellaneous
category might be my favorite, if only for the frothy lather the writer works
him- or herself into describing the coco de mer.
These
scenes are one of many
interesting finds. They're drawings of designs carved into calabash gourds made
by ethnologist Dr. Alfred Schachtzabel. posted by Kattullus
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Cool post! Looking forward to exploring it once I
get home.
posted by allkindsoftime
Thank you for putting up such great and colorful information on the web and
taking care that it is also delightfully entertaining.
Sincerely and with many good wishes for your succes
s
in everything,
nickyskye
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Smile...thanks so much! I love your
website.
Best,
Eliza
Hi,
I enjoy your website, especially the perfectly round Swazi meat platters.
Several years spent in Swaziland started my appreciation for all things Swazi
and it has spread from there to southern Africa.
Warm regards,
Mike
I am definitely referring the site
to my colleagues and friends...i am sure they are going to love it
Well done again.
Regards,
Ntate
Makwela
Good day
Your site is the most
interesting i have come across in recent times
To a job well done...i say
Thank you
Ntate
Makwela
I’m South African, strangely enough borne in Wemmershoek
around the corner from you and have just returned to Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia, from six weeks in South Africa and Kenya.
You have quite the most stunning web site that I’ve ever come
across.
Current plans are to return to SA in late April/May and I’d
very much like to visit your excellent operation. I was in your vicinity a few
weeks ago but had no idea of your presence otherwise I would definitely have
visited.
Many thanks,
Michael Green.
Hallo,
I am deeply impressed by the informational and
esthetic quality of your
gallery website. Congratulations and compliments.
We have a little business on tribal art here in Germany, and there
might
be a faint (or fair ?) chance that the prices of your objects might
even
be interesting enough for us for re-sale.
So I wonder how we could find out more about them without causing
the
impression of simply being nosy...
Best regards, Gerhard
I loved your website - the best thing I've
come across yet on beads. I have sent links to several interested
parties already. I recently purchased the book you referenced.
I became acquainted with Samburu, millifiori, chevrons, and Yemen
prayer beads on a trip to Kenya last October.
Where are you located?
Thanks, Marilyn
my compliments on your website. it's probably the finest i've ever
seen and i spent lots of time reading about a variety of subjects
including your name and karners [fascinating]. i think though that i
missed any translation or explanation of ezakwantu.
ira
Good morning,
What a wonderful surprise this morning ! Your email came
to refresh such wonderful memories I have of my trips to South Africa and
especially the Franschoek region! I do remember well your gallery and its
treasures....you have one of the most unique collection of art I have seen! I
still cherish the Zulu hat I purchased then. It figures very proudly in my small
collection of African curios!
As you can see, I have now sadly moved from Kenya my previous posting and now
work in the Caribbeans. Not a bad place at all but let me be honest and say that
I do miss terribly Africa....
For sure I will make a stop at your gallery and its new location whenever I make
it back to South Africa and its wine region.
Keep well and all the best to you,
Patrick Theriault MD.
This is the most powerfully VISUAL website on African art out there!
Amazing.
The dense black really makes the colors "pop". I can't believe how
many images you pack into a page and still keep it looking clean and
uncluttered. There should be some award given to you for doing this.
I hope that even when you sell items that you will keep all of these
pieces online. This is a virtual museum AND a full color book of
African art.
Some of these pieces would go unnoticed if it wasn't for your
wonderful documentation and all these fine photos. Anyone who buys a
piece from you that is featured on your website must be quite
delighted with the association of their purchase with such an
outstanding web site.
Michael
Subject: RE: Southern African Pottery
We
just adore this web site !! Do you stock other pots ? We are looking for an
outlet in the cape again. Sincerely Andrew Walford
From:
Nick and Margie
Sent:
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:38 PM
To: Galerie Ezakwantu
Subject: Re: Southern African Pottery
As
ever, a brilliantly researched and photographed piece...a fantastic resource for
all of us. Makes me realize what beautiful pots I have sold over the years,
that I perhaps should have kept! I hope they are appreciated.
Best
regards,
Margie
2008 Feedback
Dear Amanda,
The Swazi doll arrived
safely yesterday.....it is really extraordinary. So unique, and a joy to add to
my collection. Thanks to you.... It has found a worthy new home.
Hugs,
Barbara
This is the most extraordinary
and generous resource. Thank you! When can we expect a book?
The part on Karner history is
completely fascinating, I had never really thought about an ossuary before.
Congratulations.
Best Regards,
Margie Robertson
Africa Nova
I find the website to be very
good. The new items are indeed beautiful. In any case, all the
items Ezakwantu sells are desirable. Please, keep me updated every time you have
new arrivals.
Antoine
Estephan – Munich Germany
22
July 2008
Beautiful! Just beautiful items of adornment.
I
think your web pages on this subject (and others) are not only ground breaking
but will truly open the eyes of the next generation of African art collectors.
Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 6:00 AM
Quite a nice site! Thank you for the invitation.
Corinne Cain
Sunday,
August 24, 2008 8:12 PM
I
am interested in several of the items shown on your excellent web site.
Bob Pagano
Dear Amanda,
Thank you for your email as well as the earlier email you sent to us on March
5th wherein you provided us with information on the Zulu hat we purchased at
Galerie Ezakwantu in Franschhoek.
As I think we told you, this was the first trip for my wife and me to South
Africa. And we loved every minute of every day we were in your wonderful
country. Many of our friends in Brussels had traveled to South Africa in the
past and came back very enthusiastic about their trip. So my wife and I decided
to visit your country and find out for ourselves whether South Africa was
everything we had heard from our friends. We weren't disappointed. It is a
very special country with so much to see and to do.
Franschhoek will remain a special place for us because it was in your town that
my wife and I celeberated our '40th' wedding anniversary. We stayed at the
Klein Genot and had dinner on the evening of March 4th at the
Haut Cabriére restaurant. We had an
wonderful meal, an excellent Pinot Noir wine (our favoriate!) and good service.
A perfect evening!
You will be pleased to know that we hand carried the Zulu hat all the way back
to Brussels. It arrived in perfect shape and now sits on a side table in our
living room. We are very happy with our purchase.
Also, we were lucky that the Customs Office was still opened when we got to the
airport on the evening of March 9th. The lady was very nice and went through
all the necessary paperwork. I would assume that we will be receiving the money
from the TVA Office within a few months. Thanks for bringing this to our
attention.
Thank you again for being so nice and helpful to us when we came into your
Galerie. You can be sure that if we come back to South Africa (and we will!),
we will make a stop in Franschhoek and come see you.
Best regards,
Jim Begg
It
is with pleasure that I can inform you that we received the Andile Vases in
perfect condition.
Thanks
for the good service.
With my
best regards,
architect Werner E. De Bondt
You are an
A+++ sales lady. Fondly,Barbara
Hi Amanda -
Attached is a scan
of the signed receipt. Thank you so much for mailing the items on Monday - I
will let you know when I receive it. Let's hope this is the first of many
successful transactions. It is a pleasure to deal with you.
cheers,
Zena –USA
Hello,
I just
had to say your site is Awesome, all your items are wonderful items, best wishes
to you.
Sincerely,
Winnie
Turner
Amanda
& Jonathan: Just a quick email to thank you both for your splendid assistance
in effecting a perfect and timely delivery of the Zulu beer pot via BA to us
here in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The item arrived in perfect condition,
so very well packaged, having landed at O'Hare in Chicago and then trucked to
Milwaukee where it cleared customs, and where I picked it up at the customs
broker's warehouse. There were no duties to pay, either. It is now trying to
become accustomed to snow! The only thing missing were instructions on how to
brew beer in the pot! Richard Dean.
Thank you so much for the shipment
of our purchases. They were so wonderfully packed and arrived in perfect
condition. Thank you also for including the information about each piece - - -
it was very helpful. My memory had faded a bit!
Thank you for your help. It was a
pleasure doing business with you. You run a very efficient operation - - - the
best we experienced in South Africa.
With warm regards,
Mary Lynn Oliver - USA
They arrived safely today and are so beautiful, thank you so much.
Stephen
The package
arrived in Friday's post, every piece as wonderful as you had described.
Thanks so much.
Stephen - USA
Thank you for your quick
reply.
Ken Dalke - USA
Received the package yesterday.
Everything in good shape. Holy cow! Is that
mini-shield ancient or what! The
handle has a KILLER patina on it. Beat up or not, I love it. My wife likes the
combs. She thinks the bone comb is rather fascinating. Thank you so much for
everything. Hope to buy from you again.
Regards
Ken Dalke
– USA
The pot arrived safely. Uschi, my always very critical wife, is thrilled about
the beauty of the pot, and am thrilled too. That makes my happy in a double
sense. Thank you and hope to see you again someday. All the best Niko Becker
– Germany
About one
month ago, just for leaving on holidays, we received the 3 headdresses. They are
very nice, arrived in good condition. Thanks once more.
Jan – Belgium
Thank you so
much. We have the beads hanging in our front hallway and we always get a lot of
comments – especially when we tell our friends they are men’s wear! Please feel
free to send us pictures of pieces you think we’d like. We often buy art over
email from galleries we trust.
Warm
wishes,
Jody Brightman Stump – USA.
Yes we have them
and they arrived just fine. Thank you so much. Hope to see you again. Tom – USA
The pot arrived safe and sound and now is on display at home. It looks lovely!
Thanks and Regards,
Alan – UK
In perfect
condition! Thank you for your very efficient service - I am sure we shall
re-visit you via your site and do some more shopping.
Barbara
Lloyd – UK
It has been our
pleasure to come to your shop. Regards Cecilia - Itally
Thanks for your quick reply. Good to know that it will take a couple of
weeks and also that they are insured – though irreplaceable I think if lost. We
really fell in love with those beautiful anklets! Nice website you have, by the
way. We will show it to our friends.
Thanks for all,
David – Holland
The spoons arrived
safely at our house yesterday.
Marc – USA
the two works of
Hannes Harrs arrived in Berlin-Tegel at 20. Dec. As this time we were in
Munich, so we
could pick up your sendings at the airport only yesterday. Everything is
fine, the works
were packed very well. Thank you for your effort. We also want so thank
you for the
information about the artist.
Joachim John -
Germany
Thank jou ,
the wonderful pot is now in my house !!
Regards,
Elmar Meier – Dusseldorf
Thank you
very much for all the info. We had a good stay in South Africa, and
particularly liked Cape Town and regions. Fertility dolls are so beautiful, and
look so much alive.
Best regards.
Salwa
Thank
you for your email and the information on the Zulu pots. Very
interesting.
We're
looking forward to receiving it. If there is any other info we may need,
feel free to email me.
Cape
Town was wonderful. You live in a beautiful country!
i just come back from the airport with the beer pot ,
everything is allright !!
thanks for all the infomations and
images ! the pot is on a good place in my appartment , he can see Montmartre and
the "sacré coeur" ...
thanks for all kind regards
jérome – France.
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