25 September 2014
Today Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will be launching the IsiShweshwe Traveling exhibition at the Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum as part of the 2014 Heritage Month celebrations.
The exhibition celebrates
the beauty of isiShweshwe clothes, from street wear to costumes which carry
deep cultural significance.
Spokesperson
for Minister Mbombo Siviwe Gwarube said the exhibition consists of 10 panels
and 12 dolls dressed in isiShweshwe fabric in nine different designs.
Gwarube
said it traces the history of isiShweshwe, and its indigo print cloth
predecessors, and celebrates the richness of the ways that it is used in
contemporary dress in South Africa.
“Minister
Mbombo will be taking this exhibition to the people of Lwandle and it will make
its way across the province in different museums Gwarube added.
No comments:
Post a Comment