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Thembi Nala

About the Artist

Thembi Nala was taught by her grandmother, Siphiwe, and by her mother, Nesta Nala. Aged 12, she began sculpting guinea fowl birds in clay. Later her mother taught her to make pots in the traditional Zulu way. As South African art museums and galleries began to recognize virtuoso ceramics, Thembi Nala established a career in her own right. She decorates vessels with low-relief figures and scenes, but also makes pots of classic Zulu form and decoration.

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Uphiso - Zulu pot by Thembi Nala
SKU: ZLP-103

Hand-coiled clay pot with incised and relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(5" high x 5" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2000
From a private collection.

$600

Ukhamba - small Zulu pot by Thembi Nala
SKU: ZLP-106

Hand-coiled clay beer pot with star pattern incised and relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(4 3/4" high x 4 1/4" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2000
Note damage to one decoration, as shown.

$250

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