Due to the length of the research, this report will be discussing two of the main uses of Xhosa beadwork.
Health
Charms
According to Nandipha (Nandipha, 2019), an anthropologist at the East London Museum, it was a common practice amongst the Bantu speaking people to present a bride a doll as it was believed that it would aid her with child bearing. The bride was to then keep this doll with her at all times until the point when she was able to conceive. The picture below is an example of traditional dolls work by married women.
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Figure 33 Costello, 1990, Traditional Xhosa dolls
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