Jo Thorpe; African Art Center
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'Ekhaya: Mpondo hut' |
The inside view of a kitchen for a Mpondomise family. |
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'Courting Dolls' |
Beaded and stuffed dolls, portraying a young couple courting. |
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'Children at Play' |
Colorfull abstract of playing in the background. |
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'Children at Play' |
Colorfull abstract of playing in the background. |
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'Blue lake pools" |
Scene of a huge modern house in a suburban area, with a pool in front of the house and neatly trimmed trees. |
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'Baptism' |
Black and white scene of African Pastor from the Zionist church holding a cross while praying over a sick man and the other one baptized. |
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'A Headless Man' |
Symphonic abstract of a human like object with no head. |
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' Jet on the Envelope" |
Decorated envelope with a Jet at the front of it. The envelope is mounted on a blue card with a sign ' made in South Africa, PTY LTD". |
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' A prayer for another South Africa" |
Scene of two roosters facing each other in front of two houses with a man standing on the doorway in one. The roosters representing political parties. |
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"Umthakathi" |
Monochrome abstract of a group of people watching a witch being beaten and persecuted. |
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"Ubani Owaziyo" |
Black and white scene of a couple infront of a hospital. |
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"Together we do" |
Black and white scene of human figures in unity. |
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"The deadly herb" |
Black and white scene of men smoking marijuana. |
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"The bursting bond" |
A black and white portrait of a male figure with his hands on chains,while smiling. |
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"Rain Queen" |
Monochrome abstract, figures of old man, child and an old woman. ( Type: Linocut) |
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"Parenting" |
Scene of a man assaulting a woman holding a child, two other children are eating next to a dog. A huge pumpkin with an arrow across can be seen on the painting. |
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"Out of the Shadows" |
An abstract of human figures shadows moving around bushes. |
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"Nature" |
Color scene of trees, mountains and rocks: Nature scene. |
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"Mother's sick child" |
Monochrome abstract of a mother nursing her son who is lying down in bed. |
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"Melanchony & Sympathy" |
Black and white scene worshiping. |