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Bold outlined geometric blocks in saturated colour on a house wall.
Also known as: Ndebele mural, Ndebele house painting, Ndebele geometric pattern, Bright blocks on a wall
Ndebele house painting is a women's tradition of South Africa, and its modern form dates from the twentieth century — the strong colours arrived with commercial paint. It is repainted regularly, so a wall is a current statement rather than a preserved one.
Denotes the geometric mural painting applied to house exteriors by Ndebele women in South Africa.
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Took its present saturated palette from the availability of commercial acrylic paint in the twentieth century; earlier work used earth pigments and lime.
Contexts: History
Is repainted regularly rather than preserved, so a wall records current work by a named living painter rather than an inherited artefact.
Contexts: History
Is practised and taught by women, with designs passed from mother to daughter.
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Bold flat areas of saturated blue, red, yellow, green and pink, each outlined in heavy black, arranged into symmetrical geometric blocks and stepped forms across a house wall.