ZANdebele artist Esther Mnguni has converted the match balls from Australia's 2023 Netball World Cup victory and South Africa's 2023 Rugby World Cup triumph into works of art. These pieces were unveiled at the Legendary Women in the Arts exhibition at the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History. Mnguni's art highlights her traditional chicken-feather brush technique, a nearly extinct craft practiced by fewer than 10 people. The artworks will tour all nine provinces of South Africa before traveling to Australia for the 2027 Netball World Cup, accompanied by workshops aimed at teaching younger generations the technique. Mnguni's choice to use sports memorabilia reflects her strategy to engage younger audiences through familiar objects, using sporting history as a gateway to discussions about culture and heritage.
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