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Madoda Fani, Itafile (Table) III, Hand Carved and Glazed Clay

About the Item

Madoda Fani’s trio of side-tables in black clay continues his foray into ceramic furniture. The series – titled Itafile I, II and III after the Xhosa word for “tables” – utilises a robust mushroom shape while retaining the intricacy of the artist’s incised patterns. Hand-coiled and precisely carved, their rhythmical shapes call to mind overlapping fish scales or insect exoskeletons. Madoda burnishes and smoke-fires his ceramics according to the Zulu tradition (used most often in Zulu beer pots) and draws on a vocabulary of symbolic African imagery such as cattle. His recent work for Southern Guild ventures into new territory, seeing him expand his use of scale and materials, including bronze and wood.
  • Creator:
    Madoda Fani (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    2019
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(One of a Kind)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    Available Now
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  • Seller Location:
    Capetown, ZA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4287217219602
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