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 |
Exhibitions: | |
Signage: | 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. |
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.