AYO AMON DEMI supported by MISSIBABA
SOUTH AFRICA | 2010
SECTION OF DRESS: Kayamandi
A vibrant depiction of daily life.
Ayo Amon Demi created a bold and engaging scene depicting elements of her experience living in the Kayamandi Township - a suburb of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa. (Kayamandi means "nice home" in the Xhosa language, from khaya meaning "home" and mnandi meaning "nice").
The embroidery includes a farmer with bison ploughing a field, a woman pounding yams, a guitar, broom, colourful women in traditional clothing and a mother with baby on her back looking after her children.
Ayo worked for Missibaba, a beautiful textile label creating bags, accessories and art. Led by artist Chloe Townsend and dedicated to empowering women, every single Missibaba item is handmade by a skilled artisan in their small studio overlooking Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.
I was sad to learn from Chloe that Ayo has now sadly passed away of old age. Her panel lives on, and remains a much loved and admired part of the Red Dress.
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To see examples of Missibaba products, see the website: https://missibaba.com/
OUR SUPPORTERS
A huge thank you to all who have given their time, energy, enthusiasm, advice, experience and financial support to the Red Dress project over the years.
In addition to the institutions below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and 441 individuals around the world via 2 Crowdfunding campaigns in 2020 and 2022.
In addition to the institutions below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and 441 individuals around the world via 2 Crowdfunding campaigns in 2020 and 2022.








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