South African Flag
| CCAC #: | 0010 |
| Artwork title: | South African Flag |
| Organisation: |
African Art Centre |
| Contributor(s): |
Hlengiwe Dube Siphindile Nkosi Ntombi Agnes Mbatha Thobani Mbatha Leonie Malherbe Ntombifikile Greta Nkosi Zibuyisile Pretty Zulu Phume Dludla |
| Year made: | 2006 |
| Artwork type: | Textile |
| Medium: | Fabric, threads and beads |
| Dimensions (mm): | 6200 x 2500 |
| Source: | Commissioned following a site specific limited competition as part of the building's construction by the Architectural Artworks Committee |
| Year acquired: | 2007 |
| Installation type: | Integrated artwork |
| Current location: | On private display |
| Signage: | The South African Flag is a large-scale textile artwork created at the African Art Centre in Durban for the Constitutional Court. The flag was made through collaborative beadwork and embroidery by a group of KwaZulu-Natal seamstresses working under the leadership of Leonie Malherbe. Contributors included Hlengiwe Dube, Siphindile Nkosi, Ntombi Agnes Mbatha, Ntombifikile Greta Nkosi, Zibuyisile Pretty Zulu, Phume Dludla, and Thobani Mbatha. The work was produced over several months using separate stitched panels that were later joined, and its bright colours stand in strong contrast to the muted tones of the court chamber. |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.