About This Artwork

Ntzinyanga Qwabe (c. 1900-?)
Zulu
South Africa

Storage-Rack Panel with Figures and Animals, Late 1920s/40s

Wood with burnt wood
91.4 x 7.6 cm (36 x 3 in.)
Restricted gift of Cynthia and Terry E. Perucca and Marshall Field, 2009.5

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Ownership History

Unnamed couple, Berea area, Durban, South Africa [purchased at a local Anglican Church fete, documentation in curatorial file], by the 1950s; sold to Scott Duncan, Durban, South Africa; sold to Matthew Sabine, Howick, South Africa, 2007; sold to Gary Van Wyk and Lisa Brittan, Axis Gallery, 2009; sold to the Art Institute, 2009.