Ndebele Mapoto (Married Woman's Beaded Apron)

Notes

Similar works from the Natalie Knight Collection acquired by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.

A copy of the book Natalie Knight (2017) The Big Picture: An Art-o-biography, Johannesburg: Batya Bricker, accompanies the lot.

Provenance

The Natalie Knight and Suzanne Priebatsch Collection, collected in the field.

Literature

Refer:

WD Hammond-Tooke and Anitra Nettleton (1989) Ten Years of Collecting (1979-1989) - Standard Bank Foundation and University Art Galleries Collections of African Art, Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, pages 24 to 31.

Natalie Knight and Suzanne Priebatsch (1983) Ndebele Images, Johannesburg: Natalie Knight Gallery.

Ivor Powell (1995) Ndebele: A People and Their Art, Katonah (NY): Cross River, page 108.

Natalie Knight and Suzanne Priebatsch (1998) Art of the Ndebele - Evolution of a Cultural Identity, Atlanta: Atlanta International Museum.