SENTENCES: XHOSA.

(a) Medieval Style Tapestry. 42" x 36" Collection of the Mendel Gallery, Saskatoon.

(b) Found text on which the tapestry is based.

(c) Detail


SENTENCES: XHOSA is the first in the Sentences Series. The text was found in the South African Newspaper, The Weekly Mail, now called The Mail & Guardian.

Xhosa is the language spoken by a large majority of people in the eastern provinces of South Africa, in addition, it is the first language of President Mandela. Grahamstown is where I was born and went to school.