Makhosi

CCAC #: 0437
Artwork title: Makhosi
Artist(s): Pitika Ntuli
Year made: Unknown
Artwork type: Sculpture or object
Medium: Bone and bronze base with glass eyes
Dimensions (mm): 690 x 590
Source: Donated by the artist and Antoinette Ntuli
Year acquired: 2017
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: In storage
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The bone, a shoulder blade, evokes the 'shouldering responsibility' of those tasked with creating a just and equitable society. The work speaks of the need for societal healing across social divisions. "Makhosi" is a Nguni greeting used when meeting traditional healers, and to invoke ancestral spirits for healing and guidance.


CCAC 434460

Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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