Inspiration and Protégé

Live Virtual Auction, 13 June 2022

Ditchburn & Armstrong

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ZAR 10 242
Lot 73
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Nesta Nala (1940-2005), 1998
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Nesta Nala (1940-2005), 1998
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Nesta Nala (1940-2005), 1998


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 242

About this Item

A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Nesta Nala (1940-2005), 1998

ovoid, the shoulders incised with four triangular motifs, incised Nesta Nala, 14.8.1998, 25,5cm high; and a later woven cover, highlighted in pink and green, 19cm 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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