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Umbaco as known as Isikhakha, from the 20th century.

Isiketi ezenziwe ngelaphu le wool, cotton,intsibimbi zeglass namaqhewe waselwandle ukwenza amaqosha.

Intsibibi kudala zabaluleka emzantsi Afrika, iminyaka engamakhulu amabini Kuzo zonke intlanga ezahlukileyo amaxhosa bane mvelaphi ebanzi netsibi. Esisiketi bayazinca ngaso, ngeso esinazo netsibimbi. Abantu bathanda unxiba ilaphu elimhlophe nalo okhaye elibomvu. Ilaphu elimdaka liyasikwa lithubgwe nge sections ezinthathu ngokwe ntlanga zinziwa ngohlukileyo,zithetha into ezahlukileyo ezibalulekileyo. Umbaco unerow ezi 5 ezimele into zazo, owokuqala ngulo unoca omnyama kwihem kubekho omhlophe ongumcwe kulandele umca odark blue nentsibi eziluhlaza , kuphinde kubekho umcwe omnyama. Bakathi kule mica kukho intsibi ezincinci ezinza isiketi sibe betshebetshe. Uyakwazi noxiba nebanti esinqeni lelapho elinetsibi ezirhuqa phantsi.

Umsebenzi wentsibi emphahleni yatsintsha kudalo 150 years. Umbaco isiketi sesintu esasinxitywa ukuhlonipha ezinyanya. Ekuhambeni kwexesha amanye amaxhosa bajika bangama Christu abanye ahlala babizwa bangamaqhaba ngoba besanxiba imibaco betobela inkolo zakudla

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This skirt features five rows of black appliquéd strips that follow the curve of the hem and are bordered by rows of delicate white and dark blue beads and narrow black appliqué strips. Between the rows are delicate, beaded appliqué designs alternating with buttons. The skirt can be worn with a beaded belt attached to which are two beaded tassels that extend to the ground. The combination of elaborate beadwork with vividly hued textiles and other materials like buttons and tassels yields both a rich, tactile surface and a beautiful aesthetic effect. Beaded works such as this were only truly complete when seen in their kinetic relationship to the human body—in