Changing Artisanal Identity and Status: The Unfolding South African Story Fiber Arts & Textiles and the Issue of a

and the Issue of a Location: The De Waal Enquiry

He died in Berlin on 26 January 2005

Pumla Dineo Gqola traces Tlali’s life

I turned my face to the wall

In the texts and lives of those seemingly dull commissions and acts

Changing Artisanal Identity and Status: The Unfolding South African Story Fiber Arts & Textiles and the Issue of aDiscussions around the increase in number and improved quality of artisans have been widely supported. There is, however, a need for the notion of artisan is to be interrogated. This compelling study does this by exploring two focus trades in the manufacturing sector in South Africa and evaluating the changes to artisan identity and status. By extending a methodological framework for studying professions, the study adds to the academic engagement on