Inspiration and Protégé

Live Virtual Auction, 13 June 2022

Ditchburn & Armstrong

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ZAR 15 363
Lot 75
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Shongaziphi Magwaza
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Shongaziphi Magwaza
  • A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Shongaziphi Magwaza


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 363

About this Item

A burnished fired clay ukhamba, Shongaziphi Magwaza
tapering ovoid, the shoulder incised with six arches above amashaza, highlighted with amasumpa, above a cross-hatched decorative band, incised SHONGAZIPHI MAGWAZA, 36,5cm high; and a later woven cover with green and pink highlights, 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. 

Brendan Bell and Bryony Clark (eds) For Juliet: Ceramic Sculptor 1950 - 2012. Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. Illustrated in colour on page 72. 



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