Notes

Lindeni Dladla brought approximately 25 years of experience to the Threads of Africa Project, having worked with the Mdukatshani Crafts Project since her teens. Threads of Africa is a collaboration which started in 2005 with the Mdukatshani Development Trust. Based in the Thukela Valley of KwaZulu Natal, and paying tribute to the age-old tradition of working metal in Africa, weavers work from home, hand-weaving fine copper, brass, silver and shakudo to form vessels and bangles.

Each Threads of Africa bowl has its own unique pattern. Weavers hand-coil fine wire around a clay pot, which is used as a mould and broken out carefully once the form is complete. The patterns are developed from age-old weaving techniques used in the region, inspired by the rich landscape and history of KwaZulu Natal.