Global InformationAllina Ndebele information
Allina Ndebele | |
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| Born | Allina Khumalo 10 December 1939 Swart Mfolozi |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Awards | The Order of Ikhamanga in Silver (2005) |
Allina Ndebele (née Khumalo) (born 10 December 1939)[1] is a South African artist and weaver known for her tapestries. She was born in Swart Mfolozi in KwaZulu Natal Province and after training to be a nurse se she secured a job as a translator for Peder and Ulla Gowenius who were in the process of setting up what was to be Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre. She quickly picked up weaving and studied in Sweden to become a teacher-weaver. She later went on to establish her own weaving studio, Khumalo's Kraal and obtained the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver in 2005. She still lives at Khumalo's Kraal today.
- ^ Ndebele, Allina. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 28 May 2015. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b2278467. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.