Large Beer Vessel (iphangela)
Artist
Thandiwe MaBhengu Magwaza
South African, born 1949
Date2006
MediumBurnished earthenware and shoe polish
DimensionsH. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
Diam. (rim): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm)
Diam. (rim): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Elizabeth Perrill
Object number2019.5.1
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesElizabeth Perrill, Ukucwebezela: To Shine––Contemporary Zulu Ceramics (Bloomington: Indiana University Art Museum, 2008), illus. (color) 49, no. 38.
Elizabeth Perrill, Zulu Pottery (Western Cape, South Africa: Print Matters, 2012), illus. (color) 60.
Wendy Gers, “Handbook of the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale,” Critical Currents/Contemporary Ceramics (Taipei: Yingge Ceramics Museum, May 2014), illus. (color) 85.
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.
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.
New Taipei City, Taiwan, Yingge Museum, “Taiwan Ceramics Biennale: Terra Nova,” May 2–November 12, 2014, no. 85.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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