Strauss & co - 13 November 2017, Johannesburg

201 279 Rorke’s Drift SOUTH AFRICAN 20TH CENTURY Tree of Life executed circa 1972, woven by Philda Majozi and Esther Nxumalo; numbered 88–72 and painted with the ‘Tree of Life’symbol hand-woven Karakul tapestry 189 by 205 cm R60 000 – 90 000 Besides being an art centre synonymous with the development of printmaking and the exposure of local South African artists in KwaZulu–Natal, Rorke’s Drift developed a weaving workshop to help provide employment for local women. A Swedish loom was installed and operational by the mid-1960s. As students were encouraged to move away from geometric Zulu pattern in their designs, a more figural tradition, based on allegorical or everyday narrative, was established. A SELECTION OF ARTWORKS FROM KWAZULU-NATAL | LOTS 239–298