Homu Minceka White

Homu Minceka White is a group of women, based in the beautiful rural village of Makosha near Giyani, Northern Limpopo. They have the skills, time and patience to do the traditional Tsonga bead work.

Mincheka is a traditional beaded dook of Tsonga women

Their work includes the minceka, a traditional beaded shoulder cloth, expressing symbols of cultural significance and worn by married women. They also specialize in making the beadwork of the Sangoma cloths: white beads on black, red, blue or turquoise fabric. They like to revive these old techniques by making beaded cloths and panels for decorative purposes too.

Women of Homo mincheka white embroider and bead at homestead in rural Limpopo

Homo mincheka White’s beaded wall hanging at Madi a Thavha mountain lodge

Tradtional tsonga beading of Homo mincheka white

Traditional Tsonga beadwork frequently black and white

Traditional Tsonga beadwork, part of Sangoma attire

Tsonga sangoma attire includes beaded outfits with spiritual significance

Some of the women of Homo mincheka white.

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