Rorke's Drift
Tree of Life
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 60 000 - 90 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 73 892
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 20th Century
Tree of Life
c.1972
woven by Philda Majozi and Esther Nxumalo; numbered 88-72 and painted with the 'Tree of Life' symbol
hand-woven Karakul tapestry
189 by 205cm excluding frame
Notes
Besides being an art centre synonymous with the development of printmaking and the exposure of local South African artists in KwaZulu-Natal, Rorke's Drift developed a weaving workshop to help provide employment for local women. A Swedish loom was installed and operational by the mid-1960s. As students were encouraged to move away from geometric Zulu pattern in their designs, a more figural tradition, based on allegorical or everyday narrative, was established.
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