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Ntombifuthi Magwaza (b.1965)
Basket (imbenge) 2001
Plastic (telephone wire) | 39 x 43 x 0.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 102892
Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle
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A colourful shallow basket or pot cover made of telephone wire (an imbenge).
Traditional Zulu baskets were tightly woven from grasses and palm leaf. Today, craftspeople living in urban areas recreate many of the old patterns and forms with a new medium - recycled telephone wire.Provenance
A gift to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from President and Mrs. Mbeki on their State Visit in 2001. The basket was made by Ntombifuthi Magwaza.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Plastic (telephone wire)
Measurements
39 x 43 x 0.1 cm (whole object)
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Place of Production
South Africa
