Transkei Hilmond Weavers
Xhosa women spinning mohair at Transkei Hilmond Weavers near Umtata in January, 1968 (© The Haenggi Foundation Inc.)
A few links of interest for researchers:
Wedding preparations - a mohair rug in the USA
A visit to the workshop near Umtata in 1968
Selected items on auction:
2011 Mohair curtains from a SA collection
According to "Rural Organisations in South Africa - a directory" (Barry Streek) (SADRU Working Paper No. 57, Cape Town, October, 1983) the contact persons at Transkei Hilmond Weavers were Ian Ncetani and Ms. Lyons.
Additional links to follow as and when data is made available.
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Uploaded 25th April, 2015