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Live Virtual Auction, 13 June 2022

Ditchburn & Armstrong

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ZAR 10 242
Lot 72
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Azolina MaMncube Ngema (1936-2015), 1980s
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Azolina MaMncube Ngema (1936-2015), 1980s
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Azolina MaMncube Ngema (1936-2015), 1980s


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000USD 557 - 836
Selling Price
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ZAR 10 242
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About this Item

A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Azolina MaMncube Ngema (1936-2015), 1980s
ovoid, the shoulders and mid body moulded in high relief with amasumpa, diamond, rectangular and zigzag forms, hairline crack, minor chips, 26,5cm high; and a later brown and black woven cover, 21,5cm diameter
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Literature

Juliet Armstrong, Gavin Whitelaw and Dieter Reusch (December 2008) Pots that talk, izinkamba ezikhulumayo. South African Humanities, Pietermaritzburg, vol. 20, pages 513-548.



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