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The Depository documents 4 techniques in Eswatini; by risk level: 4 vulnerable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The hand-spinning, carding, dyeing, and weaving of mohair -- fiber from angora goats -- into fine curtains, blankets, carpets, and fabrics at Piggs Peak, northern Eswatini, a craft tradition founded in 1949 by Coral Stephens (born 1902,…
The harvesting, dyeing, and tight-stitched coiled weaving of lutindzi grass into baskets, mats, and household objects by Swazi women of Eswatini, using a distinctive named technique -- Lavumisa -- developed in and specifically named after…
The adaptation of millefiore ('thousand flowers'), an ancient decorative glass technique, to hard wax by candle artisans of the Malkerns Valley, Eswatini, established as a commercial enterprise (Swazi Candles) in 1982.
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The hand-blowing of glassware and figurines from 100% recycled glass -- primarily used soft-drink bottles collected across Eswatini -- at the Ngwenya Glass factory, near the Ngwenya border post beside Mount Ngwenya, a peak whose…