Beer Vessel (ukhamba)
Artist
Azolina MaMncube Ngema
South African, 1936–2015
Datecirca 1970–1980
MediumBurnished earthenware and candlewax
DimensionsH. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Diam. of rim: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 34 in. (86.4 cm)
Diam. of rim: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 34 in. (86.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Elizabeth Perrill
Object number2018.18
On View
On viewElizabeth Perrill, Zulu Pottery (Western Cape, South Africa: Print Matters, 2012), illus. (color), 51.
Wendy Gers, “Handbook of the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale,” Critical Currents/Contemporary Ceramics (Taipei, Taiwan: Yingge Ceramics Museum, May 2014).
Exhibition HistoryDurban, South Africa, African Art Centre, May 6–June 15, 2007.
Northfield, MN, Carleton College Art Gallery, “World Ceramics: Transforming Women’s Traditions,” September 19–November 2, 2008, cat. p. 35.
Grinnell, IA, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, “Ukucwebezela: To Shine–Contemporary Zulu Ceramics,” November 14–December 19, 2008; Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Art Museum, February 10–May 24, 2009; Greensboro, NC, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Gatewood Gallery, September 14–October 17, 2009.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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