Zizipho Poswa
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Poswa was born on December 5, 1979 in Mthatha, and was educated at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.[1] She studied textile design in college.[2][3] She operates a studio called Imiso Ceramics with artist Andile Dyalvane.[1] Imiso pots are carried by retailer Anthropologie.[4]
Work
Poswa's work expresses African womanhood and the role that Xhosa women play in contemporary life.[1] She produces large-scale, hand-built sculptural pieces.[2] Her iLobola series draws inspiration from the Xhosa rituals of lobola, or bride-wealth, the tradition of paying the bride's family with cattle.[5][6] She has also drawn from the labor of rural women and traditional hairstyles.[4][7]