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| Members of the more than 300 Zulu-speaking peoples reside in KwaZulu ("Place of Heaven"), an area of Natal approximately the size of New Jersey, and numbering about five million. Their economy is based on the cultivation of crops, done by the women, and the raising of cattle, for which the men and boys are responsible. Zulu women design elaborate and colorful beadwork items, make pottery, and weave baskets and mats. The fact that beaded adornments are used in symbolic ways associated with courtship and marriage rituals endows them with major significance. Similarly, much of the pottery is important for symbolic as well as practical reasons. The products of grass weaving and basketry are associated with the widest possible range of activities throughout a Zulu's lifetime, touching virtually every domestic, social, and religious function. They are evidence of the expertise of these artisans and the ingenuity with which they use indigenous plants. |
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ZULU BASKETS | ZULU BEADS | ZULU ARTIFACTS RhoDesigns
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