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Xhosa mother and child by George Pemba — VisualArtsDB

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Xhosa mother and child

Xhosa mother and child

Xhosa mother and child

1983

Genre: Portrait

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Zulu woman – unfinished symphony

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George Pemba, 1973

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George Pemba, 1944

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George Pemba, 1941