Botterblom Collection: Mohair Tapestries from the Karoo

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025

Botterblom Collection
About the Session

The collective of artisans, working at Frances VH Mohair Studio, has created a space where vision, dedication, storytelling and shared purpose coalesce through the power of creative agency and voice. Their latest project, the impactful Botterblom Collection, traces aspects of daily life that pulse through a street in a neighbourhood in Prince Albert. Woven from the dreams, hopes and fears of everyday life, the collection is a celebration of the beauty inherent in imperfection while also showcasing and contributing to material culture. What emerges from the collection is sensual, deeply spiritual and unique work, taking on the name of the street to honour the marks of time embedded in place.


Sold for

ZAR 37 520
Lot 2
  • Frances vH Mohair Studio; mama sê ek mag nie, No 2, Botterblom Collection, 2024


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 37 520
Location
Cape Town

About this Item

South Africa 21st century
mama sê ek mag nie, No 2, Botterblom Collection, 2024

* Proceeds from the sale of this lot will go towards the Fund for Women Artisans to support women artisans in the Prince Albert community.

hand-woven mohair prayer mat, made collectively by women artisans in the Frances vH Mohair studio
106cm by 55cm *measurements variable depending on hanging mechanism and tassels

Notes

A series of three prayer mats for the everyday; celebrating the words
that land on your kitchen floor, the chatter of friends, Friday night
scenes, Sunday gatherings, chickens scratching in the sand. The
dressed-up and dressed-down moments that make up a patchworked story of place.

Mama sê ek mag nie - but you just know she’s going to do whatever she promised not to.
Through the window she sees Steisie Meisie ready to put on her
crown and step out. Next thing she knows she’s out too, dominos
thrown down like stepping stones, a hop-scotched-road leading into
the promised land - Hi Ma!

(Botterblom Collection Catalogue, 2024)

Provenance

Botterblom Collection.

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