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Mollo Oa Leifo – Mme (“fire in the hearth – Mother”)
Atang TshikareWW-2021-333316
2021·Singed beech wood and rubber wood, woven grass, textile, bronze, and glass beads·38 9/16 × 20 7/8 × 16 15/16 in. (98 × 53 × 43 cm)
Purchase, Jamie Drake Gift, 2021
Catalogue
- Year
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 38 9/16 × 20 7/8 × 16 15/16 in. (98 × 53 × 43 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Atang Tshikare
Artist

Atang Tshikare
Atang Tshikare is a South African artist and designer. His work addresses themes relating to folklore and Tswana heritage, while exploring the relationship between craft and technology, often through the language of vernacular architecture, zoomorphism, biomorphism, and African landscapes.
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- Atang Tshikare
- Year
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 38 9/16 × 20 7/8 × 16 15/16 in. (98 × 53 × 43 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2021-333316
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified