Embroidered cloth with birds and leopard
Carey Willis
About the SessionThis sale traces the heritage of South African design across centuries of creative expression highlighting diverse design objects through two sessions. Uniting the sessions is a celebration of the versatility of materials - metal, wood, glass, clay, fibre - and how artists and artisans have transformed them over time into works of wonder, rich in both tradition and innovation.
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
About this Item
East London, South Africa 1990's
Embroidered cloth with birds and leopard
beads on fabric
88cm high, 92cm wide
Notes
This heavily embroidered cloth was produced by a male Xhosa artist, Carey Williams, from East London in the early 1990's.
In Africa, beads have played a significant role in numerous cultures where they serve as indicators of age, power, status, identity and kinship.
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