Masibuye Emasiswini
| CCAC #: | 0178 |
| Artwork title: | Masibuye Emasiswini |
| Artist(s): |
Pauline Mazibuko |
| Year made: | Unknown |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Linocut/silkscreen |
| Dimensions (mm): | 704 x 898 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 761 x 953 x 45 |
| Edition: | 7/50 |
| Artwork series: |
Resistance Reconstruction Reconciliation: Celebrating Ten Years of Democracy portfolio |
| Source: | Unrecorded |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On public display |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | The work depicts women celebrating South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, announced the year before. The title translates to “let them return to the wombs”, an isiZulu expression meaning to return to a traditional way, as it was done in the past, referring to a hope of restoring pre-apartheid and pre-colonisation traditions. |
Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team
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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.
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.