''Have you borne witness to the anguish of cultural amnesia? The youth forgetting the ancestral Swahili proverbs that were the very lifeblood of their heritage - proverbs like "Haraka haraka haina baraka" - hurry has no blessings. Yet in this encroaching darkness, a defiant light flickered in the form of leso and kanga fabrics. These vibrant textiles became arks preserving the seminal proverbs, carrying them forward through the very patterns and motifs woven painstakingly into each thread. With every leso or kanga crafted, the artisans bestowed an entire encyclopedia of ancient wisdom upon the wearer. The proverbs became portable amulets, potent talismans against the creeping scourge of cultural forgetting. Make no mistake, this battle to safeguard their intangible heritage is being waged and won through the defiant, unrelenting acts of these textile makers. By weaving the proverbs into the very fabric of their art, they ensure the old ways will never be forgotten, never abandoned to the indifferent tides of modernity Their looms are the front lines holding back the onslaught of amnesia. Their deft hands pull taut the threads carrying entire philosophical lineages forward into future generations. Theirs is a resilient resistance borne of an unbreakable connection to their ancestral roots, their proverbial lifeblood.."
- Күн бұрын
Weaving Wisdom: Who are these custodians of memory?
- Рет қаралды 17
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