Ndaheni Mhana Tiyani
Pride of Lions
LOT 46
Ndaheni Mhana Tiyani
Pride of Lions
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Ndaheni Mhana Tiyani
South African 20th/21st Century
Pride of Lions
c.1950-1960
embroidered with the artist's name
glass beads, thread on textile stretched on board
100 by 143cm
Provenance
The Natalie Knight Collection, collected by Natalie Knight and Billy Makhubele in the field.
Notes
This Tsonga/Shangaan nceka cloth would originally have been made to be worn by an adult woman, draped over the upper body. Such cloths are traditionally embellished with beadwork and safety pins.
A copy of the book Nessa Leibhammer (ed) (2007) Dungamanzi: Stirring Waters, Johannesburg: Wits University Press and Johannesburg Art Gallery, accompanies the lot.
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