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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10233886, member: 8267"]It looks like it might have been made by a weaver in the Phumalanga (Mpumalanga) weaving workshop in Swaziland. Here is some information about the workshop, which was started in the 1970s by a German born artist working with local women artisans. They use hand spun mohair, and incorporate designs from rock art found in the region.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/02/nyregion/crafts-bushman-paintings-as-tapestries.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/02/nyregion/crafts-bushman-paintings-as-tapestries.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/02/nyregion/crafts-bushman-paintings-as-tapestries.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.tafikaarts.com/product-page/phumalanga-swaziland-swazi-hand-wool-tapestry?srsltid=AfmBOooSZs1STE2RAX76OhJ_diKgPYc8dcGF2AaG22wtnVO7T1CF5KbS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tafikaarts.com/product-page/phumalanga-swaziland-swazi-hand-wool-tapestry?srsltid=AfmBOooSZs1STE2RAX76OhJ_diKgPYc8dcGF2AaG22wtnVO7T1CF5KbS" rel="nofollow">https://www.tafikaarts.com/product-page/phumalanga-swaziland-swazi-hand-wool-tapestry?srsltid=AfmBOooSZs1STE2RAX76OhJ_diKgPYc8dcGF2AaG22wtnVO7T1CF5KbS</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10233886, member: 8267"]It looks like it might have been made by a weaver in the Phumalanga (Mpumalanga) weaving workshop in Swaziland. Here is some information about the workshop, which was started in the 1970s by a German born artist working with local women artisans. They use hand spun mohair, and incorporate designs from rock art found in the region. [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/02/nyregion/crafts-bushman-paintings-as-tapestries.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.tafikaarts.com/product-page/phumalanga-swaziland-swazi-hand-wool-tapestry?srsltid=AfmBOooSZs1STE2RAX76OhJ_diKgPYc8dcGF2AaG22wtnVO7T1CF5KbS[/URL][/QUOTE]
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