South African Sculpture

This charming clay sculpture is from Tribal Africa, a pottery workshop located in Knysna, South Africa, which specializes in handcrafted ceramic figurines garbed in the traditional dress of South Africa’s nine tribal groups. Instead of molds, each piece is individually sculpted out of clay.

In addition to glazed decoration, the pieces are often adorned with jewelry and fabric, such as this whimsical woman's wire earrings and cloth headdress.

Her outfit represents the traditional dress of a woman of the Xhosa people, the second largest ethnic group in Southern Africa.

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