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Chain-Stitch
Sila sila milimili ngwana wa batho

Item date(s): 1998

Mandy Conidaris  - (artist)
Sheila Flynn  - (artist)
Monique Rudman  - (artist)
Mapula Embroiderers


Medium: Zerkall paper
Pages: 220mm
Technique: Embroidered Cloth, Screenprint
Edition: #11/30

Theme(s): Symbols of womanhood. Home, food and song for the soil

Place publication: Balgowan, RSA
Publisher: The Caversham Press

Additional notes:
Taken from the book: "An urban/rural dialogue between printed image and embroidered object: women celebrating song, vulnerability and cultural histories"



Reference note:
5 double page 2 way leporello foldout pamphlet stitched onto single sheet from central spine. Cover is embroidered and padded fabric and beaded wrap-around skirt.



Exhibition notes:
Masabelaneni: The Book Arts Archive of The Caversham Press and Centre for Artists and Writers, JGCBA, Johannesburg. 5 September – 14 December 2023.

Keywords: Caversham Centre for Artists and Writers

Ref: GB/30743


   


   


   


   



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