Figure (kgöngwana-tshingwana/Ngwana sehô)

1800s–1900s Overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.208

Historically, figures made from bundled reeds or bead-covered wooden forms––such as this example––were linked to fertility in Sotho communities. A man carved the wooden core, while a woman covered it with fabric and beads. The small size of the glass beads indicates their age,...

Sculpture

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