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20: 138:, which gives her pieces their characteristic green color. She creates jugs, pots, and anthropomorphic forms, which often display scarifications or cultural marks typical of the Makonde people. Sadimba herself has a tattooed face, in keeping with Makonde tradition. Her ceramics contain layers of meaning and make reference to stories and legends of her home province, often depicting femininity, motherhood, or childbirth. She is also known for producing pieces incredibly quickly. 58:
education, which included making useful objects out of clay. She learned the art of ceramics from her mother, with the initial aim of providing for her family after her father died when she was very young. However, she eventually found that working with clay allowed her to "say things that I did not
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Sadimba's work is marked by her own personal experiences. Married young and twice divorced, she had eight children, only one of whom survived. After leaving an abusive marriage in 1975, Sadimba revolutionized her work, beginning to add personalized elements that distinguished her pieces from other
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The Swiss couple's continued support gave her the financial stability to experiment artistically with new techniques and sculpt according to her own aesthetic and imagination. During her time in Tanzania, she further developed her stylistic depiction of the human form, while still reflecting the
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pottery, while incorporating her own techniques and conceptions of femininity and motherhood. She is considered among the most important contemporary sculptors in
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with her sister Josefina. It was there that she began to exhibit her work in small galleries and artisanal markets.
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Reinata Sadimba at her workshop on the premises of the Mozambique Natural History Museum in 2017.
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In the 1980s, she collaborated on a rural project with a Swiss couple who had settled close to
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Sadimba's work has been exhibited both in Mozambique and abroad, including in
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In 1992, after the war's end, she returned to Mozambique and settled in
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Centro de Recursos para Praticantes de Desenvolvimento
89:raged, she emigrated in 1985 with her only son to 74:, the country gained independent status in 1975. 46:Reinata Sadimba was born in Nemu, a village in 8: 161:. In 2022, she was named a Commander of the 70:in Mozambique that began in 1964. After the 433:Commanders of the Order of Prince Henry 173: 59:know how to express in any other way." 295:"As mãos seletivas de Reinata Sadimba" 54:, in 1945. She received a traditional 7: 321: 319: 317: 315: 288: 286: 284: 258: 256: 229:"Reinata Sadimba, palabras de barro" 227:Cubero, Alejandra Val (2013-10-29). 222: 220: 218: 216: 214: 212: 210: 208: 206: 181: 179: 177: 356:Presidência da República Portuguesa 66:, an armed resistance movement to 14: 114:Mozambique Natural History Museum 62:As a young woman, Sadimba joined 376:Santos, Anabela (2022-05-10). 165:by the president of Portugal. 72:Mozambican War of Independence 1: 293:Issufo, Nádia (2012-07-31). 264:"Biografia: Reinata Sadimba" 358:(in Portuguese). 2022-03-19 449: 423:Mozambican women sculptors 126:In her work, Sadimba uses 418:Mozambican women artists 384:(in European Portuguese) 24: 163:Order of Prince Henry 93:, where she lived in 22: 16:Mozambican ceramicist 87:Mozambican Civil War 78:Makonde ceramics. 25: 327:"Reinata Sadimba" 187:"Reinata Sadimba" 130:as well as white 440: 393: 392: 390: 389: 382:Notícias U.Porto 373: 367: 366: 364: 363: 348: 342: 341: 339: 338: 323: 310: 309: 307: 306: 290: 279: 278: 276: 275: 260: 251: 250: 248: 247: 224: 201: 200: 198: 197: 183: 122: 448: 447: 443: 442: 441: 439: 438: 437: 398: 397: 396: 387: 385: 375: 374: 370: 361: 359: 350: 349: 345: 336: 334: 333:(in Portuguese) 325: 324: 313: 304: 302: 301:(in Portuguese) 292: 291: 282: 273: 271: 270:(in Portuguese) 262: 261: 254: 245: 243: 226: 225: 204: 195: 193: 185: 184: 175: 171: 116: 68:Portuguese rule 44: 28:Reinata Sadimba 17: 12: 11: 5: 446: 444: 436: 435: 430: 428:Makonde people 425: 420: 415: 410: 400: 399: 395: 394: 368: 343: 311: 299:Deutsche Welle 280: 252: 235:(in Spanish). 202: 172: 170: 167: 43: 40: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 445: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 413:Living people 411: 409: 406: 405: 403: 383: 379: 372: 369: 357: 353: 347: 344: 332: 328: 322: 320: 318: 316: 312: 300: 296: 289: 287: 285: 281: 269: 265: 259: 257: 253: 242: 238: 234: 230: 223: 221: 219: 217: 215: 213: 211: 209: 207: 203: 192: 188: 182: 180: 178: 174: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 139: 137: 133: 129: 124: 120: 115: 111: 106: 104: 98: 96: 95:Dar es Salaam 92: 88: 84: 79: 75: 73: 69: 65: 60: 57: 53: 49: 41: 39: 37: 33: 29: 21: 386:. Retrieved 381: 371: 360:. Retrieved 355: 346: 335:. Retrieved 330: 303:. Retrieved 298: 272:. Retrieved 267: 244:. Retrieved 232: 194:. Retrieved 191:Vista Alegre 190: 143:South Africa 140: 125: 107: 99: 80: 76: 61: 45: 27: 26: 408:1945 births 151:Switzerland 117: [ 103:matrilineal 402:Categories 388:2022-07-26 362:2022-07-26 337:2021-03-15 305:2021-03-15 274:2021-03-15 268:Kulungwana 246:2021-03-15 196:2021-03-15 169:References 105:universe. 52:Mozambique 36:Mozambique 241:1134-6582 132:limestone 42:Biography 155:Portugal 136:graphite 101:Makonde 91:Tanzania 233:El País 64:FRELIMO 56:Makonde 32:Makonde 239:  159:France 157:, and 110:Maputo 147:Italy 121:] 83:Mueda 48:Mueda 237:ISSN 134:and 128:clay 404:: 380:. 354:. 329:. 314:^ 297:. 283:^ 266:. 255:^ 231:. 205:^ 189:. 176:^ 153:, 149:, 145:, 119:pt 50:, 38:. 391:. 365:. 340:. 308:. 277:. 249:. 199:.

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Ceramicist Reinata Sadimba at her workshop in Maputo, Mozambique.
Makonde
Mozambique
Mueda
Mozambique
Makonde
FRELIMO
Portuguese rule
Mozambican War of Independence
Mueda
Mozambican Civil War
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
matrilineal
Maputo
Mozambique Natural History Museum
pt
clay
limestone
graphite
South Africa
Italy
Switzerland
Portugal
France
Order of Prince Henry



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