Art for the Arch Auction for the Tutu Legacy Fund
Live Virtual Auction, 22 September 2021
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 500 - 700
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 642
About this Item
South African 20th Century
Archbishop Tutu Doll
signed
mixed media and found object
height: 47,5cm; width: 44cm; depth: 7cm
Notes
Doll maker: Ethelina Mamqaba, a grandmother from one of the peri-urban Cape Town areas, supporting her whole family by hand-making the Tutu Dolls.
When presented with the first doll, the Arch replied: “What gorgeous surprises. I don’t know whether there will be a market but you must all be congratulated.”
Provenance
Donated by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.
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