Ferlov Mancoba
Audio file 86-1
Ernest clarifies his mother was Scottish Presbyterian, that he worshipped at its Church as well as at the Anglican Church which ran Grace Dieu; they speak of the Anglican nuns
Wonga asks how Ernest came to carve "the grapevine" commissioned by Sister Margaret (in 1935)
Grace Dieu Diocesan College had a woodworking workshop that made ecclesiastical objects. This is where Ernest learned to carve wood.
[tape stopped and restarted] Ernest is showing Wonga a picture of the panels he carved in Grahamstown which decorates the Priest's table; he explains the architecture of the Church
The order of the Community of the Resurrection of Our Lord (Anglican Church) to which Sister Margaret belonged was based in Grahamstown, now Polokwane
Ernest explains how the design was an integration of Sister Margaret's as well as his mother's hopes; and that his hope was for end of segregation of humans
[tape stopped and restarted] Wonga asks about how long to make the work, Ernest replies three weeks to a month
Facts
PDFAbout the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Marc also known as Wonga, recorded interviews with his father. The interviews seemed to serve different purposes and are not in chronological order.
ca.1990-2002 (86-1)
- Grahamstown, now Makhanda, South Africa
- St Peter's Anglican Church, Makhanda, South Africa