Lot 81 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale
White Noise
Bonolo Kavula · punched Shweshwe fabric and thread
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- Estimate
- R40,000–R60,000 hammer ≈ $2,233–$3,349
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale, Online · 27 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 152 by 30 by 0,1cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13343849
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13343849 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13343849
Bonolo Kavula, White Noise. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343849.
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Bonolo Kavula, White Noise. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343849.
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