“Ndebele Beadwork,” which opened yesterday at the Baltimore Museum of Art (through Jan. 13) is a testament to the skill and seriousness of this people’s art, but it is even more a testament ...

The signature Ndebele beadwork is showcased in much of Masombuka’s work, from initiation bead rings and beaded towels that signify the transition into womanhood, to aprons, neck rings and golden ...

THE NDEBELE artist threads her beaded skirt with her South African heritage and with curious dreams about the West. She fashions pictures of houses with stairs and plumbing and electric lights ...