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Samuele Makoanyane (1909 – 1944)

Iziko Museums of Cape TownRef: https://www.iziko.org.za/exhibitions/samuele-makoanyane-1909-1944/

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This is a webpage-style description of a virtual exhibition titled “Samuele Makoanyane (1909–1944)” by Iziko Museums of South Africa. It explains that the exhibition is a collaboration with the Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery and uses photogrammetry to digitise Makoanyane’s small clay-fired sculptures (about 8–18 cm) into interactive 3D models hosted on Sketchfab. The text provides biographical and curatorial context about Makoanyane’s life and work, including references to collections (UCT Kirby Collection and Iziko Social History collections), a 2020 field trip to Morija, and plans for related display at the new Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery opening in Maseru in 2022.

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Samuele Makoanyane (1909 – 1944)

Iziko Museums of South Africa presents a virtual exhibition of Samuele Makoanyane's clay-fired sculptures, created with the Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery. The sculptures, between eight and 18 cm high, have been digitised using photogrammetry into interactive 3D models that visitors can explore online.

Who it is for: online visitors and anyone interested in Samuele Makoanyane's work and southern African sculpture
How to act on it: Open the virtual exhibition webpage, click the play button, and interact with the 3D models using a mouse or fingers on mobile.

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This exhibition is rendered using photogrammetry, which involves the careful recording, measuring and mapping of the actual sculptures, which are between eight and 18 cm in height, into digital 3D models.

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

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https://www.iziko.org.za/exhibitions/samuele-makoanyane-1909-1944/

Parties

UCT Kirby Collection commission

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Virtual exhibition: “Samuele Makoanyane (1909–1944)”
Collaboration: Iziko Museums of South Africa and Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery
Digitisation method: photogrammetry into interactive digital 3D models
Sculpture size: approximately 8–18 cm in height
3D models hosted by Sketchfab
Curatorial sources: UCT Kirby Collection and Iziko Museums of South Africa Social History collections
Field trip: Morija Museum and Archives in 2020; recordings/film made of five out of seven instruments
UCT Kirby Collection commission: in 1935 Percival Kirby commissioned eight musical instruments and their players; seven completed
Planned display: Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery to open in Maseru in 2022
Two sculptures available at the Castle of Good Hope as part of the Iziko William Fehr Collection
Media enquiries contact: Zikhona Jafta (Iziko) with phone/fax/email details
Iziko Museums of South Africa
Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery
Lesotho National Museum and Art Gallery (Maseru)
University of Cape Town (UCT)
UCT Kirby Collection
Iziko Museums of South Africa (Social History collections)
Sketchfab
Morija Museum and Archives
Professor Percival Kirby
Mr C G Damant
Samuel Makoanyane / Samuele Makoanyane
Castle of Good Hope
Iziko William Fehr Collection
Zikhona Jafta

Samuele Makoanyane (1909 &#8211; 1944)

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Samuele Makoanyane (1909 – 1944)