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Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 133
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 7). Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082886
South African History Online (2012) 'Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio', South African History Online, 7 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082886 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082886, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio." South African History Online, 7 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082886. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ruben Xulu SA artist is born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission statio." South African History Online. May 7, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082886.
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