You shwe, I shwe, we all shwe for shweshwe. Alraaaighty then, now that that’s out of the way:
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it’s high time that husband of yours teaches you how to use his slr … better yet, buy you one :}
very nice concept …
I wish I could have got it just a tad bit sharper, but do enjoy:)
@Waseem: I was just being silly:)
Got the following explanation off of http://marwebber.typepad.com/durbana/2008/03/isishweshwe-thr.html
“1940s: French missionaries present King Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho of printed indigo cloth. This is one of the “origin” stories for how the fabric got its name of “shoe shoe.” The other origin story attributes the name to the Xhosa name from the swishing sound it makes when the wearer walks.”
nice one! I really like it, Saaleha
Hot wallpaper. Explain the shweshwe thing, is shwe scream in zulu?
Can I say it?
It’s ‘kick-ass’!