Rorke's Drift
The Lazy Lion
LOT 151
Rorke's Drift
The Lazy Lion
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 12 000 - 18 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 19 326
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 20th Century
The Lazy Lion
1975
woven by Mary Shabalala and Philda Majozi, depicting a bushveld scene with lions and antelope, with a Rorke's Drift label numbered 123 75 on the reverse
Karakul on linen warp
245 by 190cm excluding frame
Exhibited
International Tapestry Touring Exhibition, 1979 to 1980, illustrated in colour, catalogue number 60
Literature
Raubenheimer, Marjorie. And Still Man Weaves. A South African Wool Board Publication, Pretoria, 1979, illustrated in colour on page 103
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