iLobolo

These are the cows that would normally be used to to pay lobolo for a wife and that would be an equivalent to a redeemable investment

 

iHawu Necklace

 This is my first piece that I am working on and it is a chain that is in a iHawu shape. I couldn’t cast it on time so I assembled the wax to show how it will look when it is made in silver.

iHawu

These are the wax pieces that I’ve injected for the iHawu chain that I’m working on.

 

Silver Prototypes

These are my prototypes that I was casting yesterday and I'm working on neckpieces so the ring will also be incorporated within the designs that I will come up with.

 

iHeart Display

 This is the iHeart table that we had to set up for Thashmira to display at the market.

Prototype Development

Here I was working on with wax trying to come up with prototypes.

 

Entrepreneurship

 This is me and the MEC for Finance in KwaZulu Natal Ms Peggy Nkonyeni in the DUT Innobiz Hackathon 2023 that was held in Petermaritzburg. we were having a dialogue about entrepreneurship and how we as young entrepreneurs can benefit from the government.

A Ring Made Of A Horn

This is a ring made by Songezo Baleni it is made of a cow's horn and I find it interesting because of how the horn material shines like plastic when polished. This made of cheap material but now it can be something valuable and redeemable. 

 

Isihlangu(Zulu artillery)

This is a shield (Ihawu) which is used by Zulu warriors to protect themselves in a fight it also has the short spear (Iklwa), Iwisa and other 2 sticks. These sticks are carefully picked and carved to create a certain shape.

 

Prototype Development

This is the wax that I am working trying to create a prototype.