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Zama Zama blanket

This hand embroidered panel reflects a Sotho blanket design. The text translates to, “Lightning does not grow, we walk in the clouds, you men, what are you saying.” Objects associated with illegal mining are stitched into the background.
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Tamar Mason
White River, South Africa
Tamar Mason is a South African artist whose work combines embroidery with glass and ostrich eggshell beadwork. She often creates her pieces in collabo ...
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