Africa’s Truly Indigenous Cultures
Ndebele people are well known for their artistic talent especially with regards to their painted houses and colourful beadwork.
Ndebele art has always been an important identifying element
of the Ndebele culture, apart from its aesthetic appeal it has a cultural significance that serve to reinforce the distinctive
Ndebele identity, therefore visiting the resort will also allow you to learn more about one of the significant African
cultures particularity the Ndebele culture. The Resort pays much respect &
value on African indigenous cultures as well as their legacy. Visit the resort
during cultural events you will learn more about the Ndebele artwork- without
deviation but direct from the crafters who sell their traditional handmade
crafts.
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the picture you can see a woman wearing her traditional Ndebele attire, in
front of her lies her handmade colourful accessories and little dolls. However
bead work is intricate and time consuming and requires a deft hand and good
eyesight.
- Ndebele women take great pride in their traditional apparels, & their traditional attires are colourful and bright decorated with a lot beautiful bead work.
The Ndebele tribe is most noted for their
colourful paintings
& beaded handmade attires which is perhaps the
most eye-
catching pattern style. On the
pictures are Ndebele women looking extravagant- wearing beaded leg ornament (kgholwani),
beaded aprons (phephethu) and their colourful beaded blankets (ikombesi)
dressed fully on their traditional clothing and their adornments during Heritage Day.
Ndebele men
will normally wear an apron made from the skin of a genet or civet cat and beaded
in geometric designs. Leather of fur headdresses and a small shoulder cloak
too.
Young girls
wear small front aprons made of tassels and beads which increase in dimension
as the girls matures. When they reach marriageable age the aprons are interchanged
by stiff larger ones traditionally made of cardboard supported with canvas.- Their artistic creativity ranges from handmade sculptured figurine, pottery, woven mat, beaded dolls.
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