The Children Playing
Notes : Rorke’s Drift was established in 1963 with the help of Swedish missionaries. Local artists were trained in printmaking, ceramics and weaving. Each tapestry is unique, and woven from pure karakul wool, which is handspun and dyed. Moving away from geometric patterns, these designs contain more figurative subject matter depicting events or folklore. Each tapestry is typically labelled on the reverse with a number, the artist’s name and the weaver. Atypically, this particular example bears the initials of the artist on the front of the work.
