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SUMMARY:Nguni: Migrant Nations of Southeast Africa
LOCATION:Yale University Art Gallery\, 1111 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT
  06511
DESCRIPTION:Nguni: Migrant Nations of Southeast Africa is the first exhibi
 tion to explore the art traditions that emerged from a pivotal yet often 
 overlooked chapter in African history—the Nguni diaspora of the early 19t
 h century\, a far-reaching movement that disrupted societies across a vas
 t swath of the subcontinent and continues to resonate today.\n\nBetween r
 oughly 1810 to 1840\, the area east of the Drakensberg escarpment\, corre
 sponding with the present-day province of KwaZulu-Natal\, South Africa\, 
 was reshaped by intensive warfare and rapid state formation. As the Zulu 
 kingdom consolidated power\, many Nguni communities were displaced\, migr
 ating across southeastern Africa and establishing new societies as far no
 rth as present-day Malawi\, Mozambique\, Tanzania\, Zambia\, and Zimbabwe
 .\n\nAnchored in the lives of four pivotal Nguni rulers—Shaka\, Zwangenda
 ba\, Mzilikazi\, and Langalibalele I—the exhibition connects historical o
 bjects to vital oral traditions. Drawn from major collections in South Af
 rica\, Europe\, and the United States\, these works include shields\, spe
 ars\, and axes\; vessels of wood\, fiber\, and ceramic\; and exquisite je
 welry in bone\, brass\, and beadwork.\n\nBringing the 19th century into d
 ialogue with the present are specially commissioned works by photographer
  Jabulani Dhlamini and graphic designer Nontsikelelo Mutiti as well as fi
 lmmakers Nomawonga Khumalo and and Siyabonga Mkholo. In addition to Khuma
 lo and Mkholo’s film isilulu\, which plays continuously in the gallery sp
 ace\, the G\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/8fda3ad6-b8b1-49de-8329-f9b4d3
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