N'wa Malawule
Xigejo xa Xipereta (Short Dance Skirt with Beaded Panels)
LOT 41
N'wa Malawule
Xigejo xa Xipereta (Short Dance Skirt with Beaded Panels)
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
N'wa Malawule
South African 20th/21st Century
Xigejo xa Xipereta (Short Dance Skirt with Beaded Panels)
mixed media with glass beads, thread and textile
length: 55cm; width: 115cm excluding ties
Provenance
The Natalie Knight Collection, collected by Natalie Knight and Billy Makhubele in the field.
Notes
Tsonga-Shangaan.
The skirt has been photographed flat to convey more information, but when worn on the body, the cloth frill and the beadwork frill both hang down.
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