Mwanga Works (founded 2017)
Kikapu pendant lamp, 2024
Woven sisal and brass
48 × 60 × 60 cm
Estimate KES 60,000–90,000
Bidding
Not sold
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About the work
A wide pendant shade woven in natural sisal on a brass frame, with a brass ceiling cup and braided cable. Lit, the weave throws a soft pattern on the ceiling.
Condition
Excellent. Rewired by the makers; supplied with a 1.5 m cable.
Provenance
Acquired from the makers, 2024.
The artist
Mwanga Works makes lamps from woven sisal, brass and blackened steel in a workshop off Kirinyaga Road. The weaving is done by a cooperative in Machakos, the metalwork in Nairobi, and every shade is woven to fit its frame.
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