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Zulu dance - South Africa #1 Wood Print
by Gloria Ssali
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Zulu dance - South Africa #1 wood print by Gloria Ssali. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
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Zulu is a tribe of native Africans in South Africa, one of the largest ethnic groups in that country. Their traditional dances celebrate weddings,... more
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Artist's Description
Zulu is a tribe of native Africans in South Africa, one of the largest ethnic groups in that country. Their traditional dances celebrate weddings, the inauguration of a new king, the choosing of a bride, and other important community events. As in most cultures, these dances serve the purposes of rite of passage or bonding, or matchmaking in a supervised environment. Typical Zulu dance involves high-stepping and stamping the ground in rhythm, with all the dancers in unison and arranged in a line. Arms are raised high, often bearing decorated weapons and shields. Sometimes the dance is subdued and nearly a shuffle, other times, when the occasion calls for it, the dancers can kick well over their heads then fall to the ground in a crouch. Then they leap up to dance again with high kicks.
The Zulu Reed Dance is an occasion for young maidens to make themselves noticed by a king looking for a wife. Girls fetch reeds from the river and take them to the king, whereupon he picks a wife fro...
About Gloria Ssali
Welcome to my gallery! Born into a family fascinated by the sciences both natural and conventional I was led by a kind and inspirational mother and a wonderful father to lean toward the sciences in life. I have been on an artistic journey from my youth, when first shown the delights of art and clay at GCSE, then after a period of absence found an local adult workshop where I was reintroduced to working in ceramics and also where I made my first venture into making my currently available pottery items.I am a naive artist . I love to look at the world as it is not how it should be. I was encouraged to enjoy art and its very nature individualism and its challenges to see and then create what has not been done before. The newness of...
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Gloria Ssali
thank you Tara
Tara Krishna
Brilliant and creative work, exceptional and intricate composition showing the beauty of lines and movement,Gloria! l/f
Gloria Ssali
thank you Marcia
Marcia Colelli
Excellent depiction of this energetic dance. Nice work. L/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you Darlene
Darlene Kwiatkowski
Beautiful form and energy! fv :))
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze
Awesome work as always, great movement and shape Gloria (F/L)
Gloria Ssali
thank you Wayne
Wayne Moran
awesome.. love it.
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Anne
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze
Great energetic work, wonderful designed Gloria (f/v)
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Ana
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
What amazing movement and energy you captured with your fabulous lines and design, Gloria ! Phenomenal drawing, my friend !!!!! f,v
Gloria Ssali
thank you Jack
Jack Zulli
Enjoy the style in which this is worked, well done;) v
Gloria Ssali
thank you Tessa
Tessa Fairey
Beautiful drawing Gloria! Great energy! I lived in Durban South Africa for 4 years! v/f
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Anne
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Dean!!
Dean Harte
lovely Gloria, looking at your work always puts me in a good mood :) Nice job, V/F!
Gloria Ssali
thank you everyone for the kind words and support they are much appreciated