A project about the Coloured community through furniture.

Tea set Cabinet

What do you call the thing you picked and where does it go?

Tea set

Why did you pick this furniture piece?

This was some holy stuff for da old people back in da day

Explain what this furniture piece means to you or your family/friends?

Da tea set was for only when special people come 2 visit & when ask when ar we using it they will tell when da pastor or doctor come one day & when da church people come one day thn they will say no we not going to use it because just now they break one peace of da set thn it will be useless after tht. Da story is always nee my ma ht dit by ha ma gekry en sy het dit by ha ma gekry as of die goed hier gekom het met Jan van Riebeeck op do die eerste skip. En moet nie dink as hulle dit een dag uit gehaal het jy kan daar uit drink nie jy kan ma 25 jaar oud was hulle sal jou se nee die is nie vir kinders nie

Tell me a story around this furniture piece? A memory, a thought or something that happened recently.

My wife still keep it & she has da same story. Dit was my ouma se set wat sy by ha ouma gekry het

How does this piece of furniture make you feel?

That is why I don’t like drinking tea

Do you think this piece of furniture represents us as Coloureds? Why?

Yes this is holy stuff

How would you describe your interpretation of Colouredness?

Da true culture of South Africa da best mix race on earth

What other things strongly represent Colouredness?

We can make any party ruk does not matter how boring it is

What does it mean to be Coloured in South Africa now?

We have da best stories & we have da best things to say tht da rest of da country use. To be Coloured is woelag

What is your relationship with your Colouredness?

I love being coloured

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