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Ngwale dance - Botswana Art Print
by Gloria Ssali
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Ngwale dance - Botswana art print by Gloria Ssali. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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There are different styles of Basarwa dance. ... more
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Artist's Description
There are different styles of Basarwa dance.
About four (yes, they are that many!) of these are considered to be the best among the Botswana dance styles.
To enjoy a complete course of these you must attend the Kuru Dance festival that takes place every 2 years.
Or, you can attend the Western Kgalagadi Conservation Corridor (WKCC) cultural festival that takes every year in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi Districts.
Ngwale or puberty dance is performed for initiation of a girl into adulthood. The performance takes place immediately the girl has her first menstruation at 12 or 14 years.
It starts with the girl being isolated into a menstrual hut thereby secluding her from the rest of the community.
The isolation is meant to have the elders give her instructions about her new status. She learns from old women about her role in the community, and specifically about her relationship with men.
During the period, the girl is painted on the face. Meanwhile there...
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 Chris
Christiane Schulze
Such a well created work Gloria, so beautiful (F/L)
Gloria Ssali
thank you Anne
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Dean
Dean Harte
Just love how each of your dance works is so distinctly different. Nice work Gloria, V/F!
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze
Very unique work Gloria - Chris.
Gloria Ssali
thank you Xueling that touches my heart
Xueling Zou
Your design and strokes are full of interesting and surprising expression, I love it!!
Gloria Ssali
thank you everyone for the awesome support you are all much appreciated
Bob Orsillo
Gloria I could never pick just favorite from your drawings - each one is so unique and beautifully accomplished. F/V/ SU
Xueling Zou
Under your magical expression, this dance drawing really came out beautifully! Thank you!!
Therese Alcorn
I love your use of lines and swirls, Gloria to interpret your stories. Fave.
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
You drawn with so much elegance this girl. Impressive work, Gloria. Also f,v,SU. _____ Ana
Dean Harte
another excellent piece of work Gloria, your creativity must be working overtime. V/F!