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Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics
Mini Dissertation (MSocSci (Heritage and Cultural Sciences) Heritage Conservation)--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94805 Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics McGinn, Isabelle chelsea12051999@gmail.com Roberts, Chelsea Jane UCTD Hezekiel Ntuli Conservation Unfired Clay South African Ceramics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Mini Dissertation (MSocSci (Heritage and Cultural Sciences) Heritage Conservation)--University of Pretoria, 2023. Hezekiel Ntuli (1912-1973) was a sculptor from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, renowned for the wide variety of busts he made out of unfired clay (Ubumba Olungashi in Zulu). Many of Ntuli's artworks were sold to the tourist industry; and are therefore mostly found in private collections today. Throughout the years, however, museums have been able to acquire some of Hezekiel Ntuli's works by way of donations or other means, such as purchasing the works. Due to the high demand for Ntuli's work he would produce several copies of a single form and by-pass the firing process. From a conservation point of view, unfired clay is not as stable as fired clay and presents challenges such as powdering, cracking, breaks, flaking, and sensitivity to moisture. The latter results in increased complexity for conservation treatment. Outside of an archaeological context, there is very little information or published research on the conservation of unfired clay. The paucity of current research and publications which discuss Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired clay sculpture, as well as those of similar artists who created sculptures of a similar type and material, is what has prompted this research. The present research could thus potentially be applied to addressing the conservation needs of a variety of South Africa’s clay sculptors. Tangible Heritage Conservation MSocSci (Heritage and Cultural Sciences) Heritage Conservation (Coursework) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities 2024-02-21T14:40:47Z 2024-02-21T14:40:47Z 2024-05-07 2023-12-14 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94805 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25249273.v1 10.25403/UPresearchdata.25249273 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Hezekiel Ntuli Conservation Unfired Clay South African Ceramics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title | Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title_full | Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title_fullStr | Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title_short | Ubumba olungashi : a case study of South African artist Hezekiel Ntuli’s unfired ceramics |
| title_sort | ubumba olungashi a case study of south african artist hezekiel ntuli s unfired ceramics |
| topic | UCTD Hezekiel Ntuli Conservation Unfired Clay South African Ceramics Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94805 |