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Galerie Ezakwantu - Franschhoek South Africa

 

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Ezakwantu - Things from the House of the People.

 

This is what Galerie Ezakwantu offers. Things from the people, created for everyday living, imbued with aesthetic, spiritual, ritual and personal value, in the Southern African way.

 

 

Utinuni - Nephew of Shaka  - G. F. Angas 1849

 

Authentic artifacts, bold as the 19th century royal Zulu warrior Utinuni, the Ezakwantu logo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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African Tribal Art Books

 

 

Rare and out of print Southern African Tribal Art Books

 

 

 

Native Life in SA

Art and Ambiguity

Sleeping Beauties

Ten Years of Collecting

African Art of Zimbabwe

 

FNB VITA Craft Now 1998

Beadwork of SE Africa

Asking  for Eyes

Magic World of the Xhosa

Hair-Styles, Head-Dresses, etc.

 

The Horstmann  Collection

Making Links

Evocations of the Child

Tribal Peoples

Engaging Modernities

 

 

    

Red Blanket Valley

 

       Abantu         

African Elegance

Tribal Art Books

 

Barbara Tyrrell

 

Dungamanzi -   stirring waters

Marothodi

 

SiCEBiLE

 

Zulu Beadwork

 

Bizarre Plants

 

Amagqirha

 

The Thembu

 

Makishi Lya Zambia

 

Voice-Overs

 

Zulu Treasures

 

Beaute Fatale

 

Afrikanische Waffen

 

Rare Short Weapons

 

My Life, My Collection

 

 

 

Africana Notes and News

 

Traders and Trading Stations

 

Transkei Heritage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern African Book Title Guide

 

 

Congo and East African Titles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern African Tribes - History

 

An information portal to Central and Southern Africa Tribal Peoples

 

 

            

                                                                    Site Map - Sitemap                                                                African Tribal Names

 

 

 

 

Republic of South Africa

 

 

South African  Provinces - Regions  / South African Cities - Towns / South African Game Parks Listed

 

 

 

 

Tribal Migrations - Tribal Peoples - Tribal Wars

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Lake Region of Central Africa

 

 

..............  and the Southern African Connection

 

 

 

The Suto-Chuana Clans

 

North Sotho -South Sotho - Tswana - Bechwana

 

The  Ba Tlokoa  

The Lobedu

The Sotho 

 North Sotho

The Pedi

 

The Ba Roka

The Venda

 

 

 

 

The South Nguni

 Gcaleka - Fingo - Mfengu - Thembu - Pondo and Xhosa Clans

 

Lister Hunter

Abakwetha

Scarification

Initiation

Tattoo

Wedding

Birth

Tribes

 

 

 

 

Petroglyphs - Herero Genocide - Rock Art

 

                                    

                                            Twyfelfontein Rock Art                              Namaqua Genocide - Nama Genocide              The White Lady of Brandberg

 

 

 

 

African Tribal Information - Fun Stuff

 

 A bit mixed up but what the heck!

 

African Lip Plugs

Dolls from Angola

African Headrests

Angolan Coiffeurs

Body  Scarification

Angolan War

South African Art

 

 

30 years of Collecting

 

Tsonga Vessel

Defense

Art Central Africa (pdf)

African Potters

Who is Who

Lamidi Fakeye

 

REVISITING  Pwo

Mwali Ceremony

 

Mukanda

Brandberg White Lady

Trade Beads

Chokwe Divination

 

 

Ricksha Attire

Treasures Wanted

 

 

 

 

Video Clips - Slide Shows

 

 

 

Zimmer Collection

Candid Camera

Tuareg

 

Sahara Desert

Amazigh - Libya

Lion Whisperer

Body Modification

       

African - Images

Africa - Images

African Sunrise

 

 Drunk Animals

Africano Beats

Christian the Lion 1

Christian the Lion 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Central and Southern African History

 

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Our Feedback

 

Gallery Feedback

eBay Feedback

Internet Feedback

 

 

For over 30 years, the owner of Gallery Ezakwantu has sold objects worldwide, to national, state and local collections, which include the following.

 

 

Europe

 

British Museum - London - UK

Musée Français de la Brasserie - Saint-Nicolas de Port - France

 

 

South Africa

 

Johannesburg Art Gallery - Johannesburg

Local History Museum - Durban
National Art Gallery - Cape Town

US Embassy – Pretoria
William Humphrey Art Gallery - Kimberly
Wits University Art Gallery - Johannesburg

KwaZulu Cultural Museum - Ulundi  Kwa Zulu Natal

 

 

USA

 

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Indiana University Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA - Los Angeles
Seattle Art Museum - Washington
The University of Iowa Museum of Art

OBO OM ART - US Department of State
 

 

 

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Franschhoek South Africa

 

 

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Cape Dutch Homesteads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dirties...

 

Welcome to our Political Blog

 

 

We have been advised that mixing business with politics is bad for business and that we should mind our business and so on. Management generally agrees - but we think business would function better in a world which can be improved. We make it our business to make a difference while still in business. (and hey - we also make rhymes) Why must the public police the police? Why do governments kill people in their gardens? Read on...

 

 

 

South African Police Crime

 

 

Franschhoek Police Crime

 

 

 

Zimbabwe Africa's Outrage!

 

 robert mugabe, xenophobia

 

 

 

Stars and Stripes Outrage !!!

 

 

 

 

What is the difference between Coke and Pepsi?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origins of the name Karner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's at the end of Rainbow?

 

 

 

 

The Farm! - Buy it Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compliments of...

 

Gallery Ezakwantu

 

World leaders in aesthetically pleasing, authentic tribal art from Southern Africa.

 

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Contemporary

African Costume

Currency

African Dolls

African Figures

Hair Combs

Headdresses - Wigs

African Headrests - Neck Rests

Imbenge Pot Covers

Masks - Masques

 

Meat Platters

African Milk Pails

Miscellaneous

Musical Instruments

Jewelry - Jewellery

African Pipes

   

African Shields

 

Snuff  Spoons

Snuff Bottles

African Spoons - Ladles

African Staffs

 

Status Objects

 

 

Stools - Thrones

 

Tobacco Bags

 

Weapons - Central Africa

Weapons - South Africa

 

Weapons Other

 

 

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