DepartmentAfrica

Umpundulu Bird

NameCloth sculpture

Maker Celani Njoyeza

CultureCelani Njiyeza (Zulu)

Date2010

Place madeNdwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

MediumWood, cotton, glass beads, metal wire

Dimensions12 5/8 × 11 × 6 1/2 in. (32 × 28 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Barbara Lidral bequest, A.2014.15.2

Object numberA.2014.15.2

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionThree human figures and a large bird on a rectangular base, all decorated with many beads. One figure wears a long red dress, has long hair, and holds a white beaded staff with a fringed end. The other two figures are similar to one another, both dressed in yellow tops, wear red AIDS ribbons, and have maroon felted skin. The very large bird has a long neck, skinny metal legs, and is decorated with white, green and blue beads.