Woven Legacies: Innovation & Tradition

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025

Innovation & Tradition
About the Session

‘Woven Legacies: Innovation & Tradition’ highlights a diverse range of materials, techniques, and processes from various regions, including Southern, Central and Western Africa. These works coalesce utility, aesthetics and cultural identity. From the tactile threads of textiles to the intricate blending of natural fibres in baskets and the sculptural forms of steel, copper, brass and beads, the concept of weaving is reimagined as a metaphor for connection, storytelling and the passing on of tradition.


Sold for

ZAR 23 450
Lot 39
  • Unrecorded artist, Ghana; Yoomelingah-Yure basket
  • Unrecorded artist, Ghana; Yoomelingah-Yure basket
  • Unrecorded artist, Ghana; Yoomelingah-Yure basket


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 22 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 23 450

About this Item

Yoomelingah-Yure basket
natural and dyed elephant grass woven into bands with geometric patterns
56cm high, 66cm wide

Notes

These "free flow" art baskets are deeply rooted in Ghanaian culture and heritage. They feature patterns and colors which reflect the artistry of the master weavers. They are typically woven from natural materials such as elephant grass, which is locally sourced and sustainable.

- Binky Newman, Design Afrika

Provenance

Design Afrika Collection

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