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Esther Mahlangu (b.1935), South African Ndebele artist known for her bold, large-scale paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage #WomensArt
April 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
riotgrlerin.bsky.social
Gonzo as someone from the Ndebele tribe.
March 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Esther Mahlangu, South African Ndebele artist known for her bold large-scale paintings, including murals, that reference her Ndebele heritage #WomensArt
Photo featuring a standing older Black woman in colourful cape standing next to a wall with colourful geometric patterns
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
lichimochi.com
Pinturas Ndebele en casas de Sudáfrica. Un estilo desarrollado después de que los Ndebele comenzaran a luchar contra los agricultores europeos en 1883. Wikipedia: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndebele...
September 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Esther Mahlangu (b.1935), South African Ndebele artist known for her bold, large-scale paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage #WomensArt
Photo featuring a standing elder Black woman wearing a multicoloured cloak, the subject stands in front of a mural with bold colours and geometric design
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
gabsx.bsky.social
'Bunte oder besondere Häuser' #FotoVorschlag #365Projekt #52Projekt
Botshabelo, bunte Ndebele-Häuser
Häuser mit bunten Ornamenten
October 12, 2023 at 7:04 AM
lucyfishwife.bsky.social
My old flatmate was on the tube and two girls were standing over him avidly discussing (in Ndebele) how hot he was. Which he spoke, because his family was from Zimbabwe. When his stop came he said “thank you, ladies” v politely, in Ndebele, before leaving the tube
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Esther Mahlangu, South African Ndebele artist known for her bold large-scale paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage
Colour photograph featuring the head and shoulders of a Black older woman facing left with smiling expression, she wears a beaded cap and also a necklace with circular medallion and multicoloured cloak with geometric motifs, behind the figure is a wall of geometric artworks with white and black lines and outlines and yellow, green and blue colouring
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 AM
ellanoirofficial.bsky.social
Ndebele dzilla
Red leather killa 💋
June 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
glasskite.bsky.social
#aiart #promptshare #CoPilot #aiartcommunity

QP Medusa

Ndebele medusa
An afro-futurist medusa. In the style of African Ndebele art.
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
rhaplord.bsky.social
Ndebele House, Transvaal, South Africa.
ca. 1930s
#ethnographxt
April 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
arquitetojoaogabriel.com
As casas Ndebele, na África do Sul, são um espetáculo de cores e cultura! Essas construções têm paredes decoradas com padrões geométricos que carregam significados profundos para a comunidade!
October 8, 2024 at 11:41 AM
hararereview.com
"Zimbabwe’s public historian Pathisa Nyathi has died – he restored the erased history of the Ndebele people"
Zimbabwe’s public historian Pathisa Nyathi has died – he restored the erased history of the Ndebele people
A public figure who appeared often on TV and radio, Pathisa Nyathi celebrated the history and culture of Zimbabwe’s marginalised Ndebele people.
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 5:23 AM
80incognito.bsky.social
The wall paintings of the Ndebele became guideposts for indigenous persons passing farm buildings set far back from the road. They announced: "We are Ndebele. Ndebele live here."

www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/commodification-art-ndebele-women-stream-change
The Commodification Of Art: Ndebele Women in the Stream of Change
History
www.culturalsurvival.org
February 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
wikimediafoundation.org
Five new languages are now live on Wikipedia, thanks to the Future of Language Incubation initiative! 

Southern Ndebele, Pannonian Rusyn, Iban, Obolo, and Tai Nüa are now part of the platform, making it easier for diverse communities to share knowledge. 

Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/C9fX
Wikipedia is now live in five additional languages. Welcome, Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele!
December 16, 2024 at 6:34 PM
www.mixingmartialarts.com
Nkosi Ndebele mugging Brandon Davis in the clinch
July 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
rhaplord.bsky.social
Firearms used by the Ndebele kingdom.
Zimbabwe, ca. 1897

#randomxt
With Plumer in Matabeleland, by Sykes, Frank W
June 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
nope21.bsky.social
Are the neck rings inspired from the Ndebele women? Wonderful work regardless!
May 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
demi-deuil.bsky.social
#challengephotoaday
#photography
#March

31. A square / un carré

#fmspad

Un carré de carrés...
Œuvre d'art réalisée par des élèves de CM1, inspirée de L'art Ndebele (Afrique du Sud). Seules les femmes pratiquent cet art.
Un carré de carrés... Œuvre d'art réalisée par des élèves de CM1, inspirée de L'art Ndebele (Afrique du Sud). Seules les femmes pratiquent cet art. Seize carrés réalisés avec des formes géométriques de différentes couleur entourés de bandes réalisées également à base de formes géométriques.
March 31, 2026 at 9:42 AM
thisiscolossal.com
At Serpentine North, a vibrant, graphic mural by Esther Mahlangu celebrates unity and taps into an Ndebele philosophy: “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu,” which translates to: “I am because you are.”

www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/10/esth...
a mural depicting colorful Ndebele shapes and patterns outlined with a black border
October 10, 2024 at 8:26 PM
manothanos.bsky.social
Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Art exhibition
San Francisco
April 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
languageonthemove.bsky.social
International Mother Language Day!
Good time to shout out the fantastic team of LangDentity, an online language school supporting the maintenance of Shona and Ndebele in the diaspora
www.instagram.com/reel/DFXNtTA...
February 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
brett-baudin.bsky.social
#aiart #promptshare
Title: The Unbroken Pattern
Style: South African Ndebele-inspired art; painted in a flat, graphic watercolor style with thick black outlines and vibrant, opaque, unblended colors.
Prompt in ALT
A mother is braiding her daughter’s hair, seated before their home. The entire scene is an explosion of life and color, as the walls of the house, their clothing, and the ground itself are covered in the bold, vibrant geometric patterns of Ndebele art. The simple, intimate act of love is amplified by the surrounding art, symbolizing a love that is foundational, resilient, and deeply rooted in community and culture. Style: South African Ndebele-inspired art; painted in a flat, graphic watercolor style with thick black outlines and vibrant, opaque, unblended colors. Composition: A medium shot, focusing on the connection between the two figures. The background patterns flatten the perspective, creating a highly decorative, storybook look. Lighting: Bright, direct, unfiltered sunlight, casting sharp, clean shadows that become an integral part of the bold graphic design. Adjectives: Vibrant, Graphic, Communal, Foundational.
June 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
kielorji.bsky.social
Ndebele
July 1, 2023 at 4:08 PM