Ndebele Christmas Angel

Hand made in Gauteng South Africa.

This Ndebele Christmas Angel was beaded in South Africa by the Ndebele Women, the angel is fashioned on the traditional dolls that the Ndebele make and is beaded in white, gold and silver beads, and the wings are gold and white beads.

Ndebele artistic manifestations whether in beadwork and wall painting, in choice of motif and of color, or as both bold and subtle forms of communication, can always be seen as a dynamic response to prevailing circumstances. If materials such as colored plastic cloth, tape or beads, bright feathers, metal jewelry and commercial paint colors are used by Ndebele women to adorn themselves and their homes, in preference to glass beads and earth colors, these are yet other instances of the adoption of new resources. These materials provide a stimulus for the creative ingenuity of Ndebele women artists, who transform them according to the requirements of their particular situations, into expressive demonstrations of identity.

Size: Height: 6 1/2 inches Length: 4 1/2 inches Width: 2 1/2 inches