Southern Guild
Chuma Maweni
uThunjana I (Last born)
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Previously shown at Miami 2021.
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Description/
A master of hand-thrown ceramics, Chuma Maweni’s distinctive approach combines contemporary hand-coiled shapes marked with precisely patterned incisions.His blackened ceramic works are pit-fired with the same techniques used by Nguni tribes before him, their dark, porous surfaces, striking silhouettes and smoky scent established him as a distinctly contemporary ceramicist dedicated to his craft.
‘uThunjana’ is often a term used in isiZulu to refer to the last-born child: literally the last piece of the “family collection”.
Smoke Fired Terracotta.
Chuma Maweni
designer
Color/
Black
Exclusive/
Yes
Material/
Ceramic
Dimension/
24.0 x 71.0 x 24.0 cm (9.4 x 28.0 x 9.4 in)
Style/
Contemporary
Heritage/
South Africa
Ships from/
South Africa
