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Issue 19

Muhubo Suleiman ✿ A home within a home In her Melbourne flat, Muhubo Suleiman has re-created the aqal, thatched hut, her childhood home in Somalia.
Quarterly Essay ✿ Moffat Takadiwa: The art of small things Jenan Taylor returns to her southern African roots, drawn by the mysterious smell of soap, to discover the place where Zimbabwe's iconic sculptor gathers his materials and community.
Isifociya: The revival of Zulu adornment that protects and beautifies Khanya Mthethwa transforms the traditional Zulu girdle into a fashion item for proud South Africans
Wissa-Sophy: Back to the woven garden Passent Nossair returns to the refreshing gardens of El Harraneya in Giza, Egypt, where she learns the remarkable story of Wissa Wassef, whose belief in the inner creativity of children helped build a weaving workshop of international renown.

25,000 knots: The hands that make Baba Tree baskets
Awuni Ayine tells us about the fans she makes that were traditionally used for funerals.
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Fulu Muziki ✿ Kinshasa noisicians + eco-culturists
Gary Warner begins his series #AfricaMade_n_played with a Congolese ensemble featuring the exuberant instrumentarium of Pisko Crane.
By Gary Warner

Urgent Adornment in South Africa
Beverley Price explains the creative principle of her expedited jewellery and how it is grounded in South African life.
By Beverley Price

Litema, the pride of a Mosotho woman’s home
‘Matsooana Sekokotoana is inspired by the litema designs on the homes of her country, which reflect daily life in the villages of Lesotho.
By ‘Matsooana Sekokotoana

Iziqhaza: Designs that open your ears
Hlengiwe Dube recounts the elaborate Zulu tradition of earplugs that inspired her baskets.
By Hlengiwe Dube

[Re:]Entanglements in Nigeria
Nigerian artists Jennifer Ogochukwu Okpoko and Dr RitaDoris Edumchieke Ubah are inspired by colonial photographs to make new textile work drawing on the heritage of uli body and wall painting.
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Simb, or the rise and fall of the Fake Lion in Senegal
Joseph Ndione laments the demise of the man-lion street performance that once celebrated the power of nature.
By Joseph Ndione

Kultur-All Makaan: A cool place for African warmth
Kultur-All Makaan is a wondrous tent for bringing together refugee cultures of Central Victoria, including the Sudanese singer Dabora Dout whose beads welcome visitors.
By Jude Anderson