Context (Field collection)
This object was collected by Julia Tanner while undertaking fieldwork in South Africa from March-May 2000. The fieldwork was financed by UCMAA's Crowther-Beynon Fund, in order to research and update UCMAA's South African collections.
This decoration was purchased on 22 April 2000 at Sizana Curios and Crafts, 171 Old Main Road, Botha's Hill, KwaZulu Natal. The motto on the Sizana business card reads: 'Helping people help themselves'.
The reason given by the Sizana shop proprietor,Tracey Collier, for the inappropriately positioned hanging hook was that the maker, a Zulu traditionalist, was not familiar with Christmas symbols or their display.
Event Date 5/5/2012
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Christmas decoration in the form of an open-beadwork Christmas tree. An outer frame of plastic-covered wire supports a web of green, white and transparent beads. A cross at the centre is made of a yellow and a red row of beads. The hanging hook is positioned at the base of the tree, thus rendering it upside down when hung.
Event Date 5/5/2012
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Christmas decoration in the form of an open-beadwork Christmas tree, made by Mtweni Khosa. An outer frame of plastic-covered wire supports a web of green, white and transparent beads. A cross at the centre is made of a yellow and a red row of beads. The hanging hook is positioned at the base of the tree, thus rendering it upside down when hung.
Event Date 11/1/2023
Author: Annie Tomkins