17/12/2025
โFrom these days I date my love of the veld, of open spaces, the simple beauties of nature, the clean line of the horizon.โ - Nelson Mandela
In Xhosa culture, wisdom lives with the headman and elders. Through Craig Fraserโs lens, these humble homes are honoured with the same reverence, elevated by their design, layout and beautifully resourceful materials.
Here, despite the hardships of no running water, no electricity and limited employment, the human instinct to adorn and beautify remains undiminished. With nothing more than nature as their palette, each homeowner creates a unique language of colour, pattern and detail that expresses identity, pride and heritage.
Together, these homes reveal a community deeply rooted in tradition, where life is lived in rhythm with the land, where worth is measured in cattle, where roles are defined by generations of custom, and where ancestors still guide the boundaries of belonging.
๐๐ช๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ captures a way of life, a fast-vanishing world where culture is built into every inch of the home.
๐Only available in the Quivertree online shop.
