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Wire wrapped bottle
Wire wrapped bottle
Wire wrapped bottle
DepartmentAfrica

Wire wrapped bottle

NameBottle
Artist Mr. Ngungana
CultureZulu
Date2005
Place madeSOUTH AFRICA, Africa
Mediumtelephone wire, bottle
Dimensions10 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (27.3051 × 8.255 × 8.255 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, FA.2024.12.88ab
Object numberFA.2024.12.88ab
DescriptionGlass bottle wrapped in black and white telephone wires. Middle body of the bottle is wrapped in white wire and the base, shoulder and neck are wrapped in black.. The lid is wrapped in white wires.
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