IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver ...

A growing body of research has emphasised the salience of cultural beliefs and traditional practices to women’s experiences of menstruation. Relatively less research has, however, been undertaken in ...

A Xhosa woman’s viral TikTok about her DNA test sparks major interest, inspiring South Africans to explore their heritage and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Transkei Woman Holding Baby, 1947.

Melissa Nayimuli honoured the strength and grace of Xhosa women with her striking costume at the Miss Universe National Costume Show in Thailand. Designed by Hollywood Costumes, her ensemble featured ...

Ntombephi Ntobela is now known as “Induna,” or leader, among her art group. Years ago, though, she was hand-stitching beaded items to supplement the small amount her husband made as a cane cutter on a ...

From the time she received a Kodak Brownie at age 10, South Africa-raised Constance Stuart Larrabee captured the world around her with an unsparing eye, ensuring her place as one of the 20th century’s ...

South African cultural traditions collided head on with modern sensibilities recently when a choirmaster in the Eastern Cape region had teenage schoolgirls give a seminude traditional performance that ...