Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

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Nomvuselelo Mavundla

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Supported by Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa

Telephone Wire Baskets and Bowls

Work by Nomvuselelo Mavundla

Nomvuselelo Mavundla

As one of the members of the BAT Shop telephone wire project in Siyanda, KwaZulu-Natal, Nomvuselelo learned to weave telephone wire baskets. She started weaving baskets on weekends and school holidays to pay for her school expenses. After completion of Grade 12, she began weaving full-time. With her husband Simon, she creates patterns with bright colors and complex patterning.

The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, a non-profit organization, produces the largest international folk art market in the world, and our success led to Santa Fe’s designation as a UNESCO City of Folk Art.