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Xhosa woman smoking a pipe by George Pemba — VisualArtsDB

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Xhosa woman smoking a pipe

Xhosa woman smoking a pipe

Xhosa woman smoking a pipe

1945

Genre: Portrait

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The prodigal son

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George Pemba, 1952

No Work

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George Pemba, 1948

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Lesotho landscape

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George Pemba, 1944

Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

George Pemba, 1950

Disturbing news

Disturbing news

George Pemba, 1988