Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Botswana |
| Ein date of birth | 1950 |
| Place dem born am | Tsootsha |
| Date wey edie | 6 October 2013 |
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Cause of death | myocardial infarction |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | Naro |
| Ein occupation | painter, lithographer |
| Ethnic group | San people |
| Member of | Kuru Art Project |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo (sam times Xhose Noxo), dem know am as Cgoise (c. 1950 – October 6, 2013) na she be artist wey komot Botswana.
Na Ntcoxʼo be a member of de Ncoakhoe people, speakers of de Naro language,[1] wey na dem born am insyd de Ghanzi District of Botswana. Na she be a member of de Kuru Art Project.[2] Insyd de early 1990s na dem show sam of ein work insyd a gallery insyd London wey ebe seen by representatives of British Airways, wey dem decide make dem purchase one of ein pieces den make dem use am as de basis for a design insyd dema ethnic livery scheme. A representative give de airline travel to Africa make she see am; insyd ein telling, na dem hand am "a piece of paper and told...to make a cross". Despite de fact say she be illiterate, na dem hold dis transaction to be binding wey e cause am make she transfer de rights to ein work.[3] She receive 12,000 pula for ein work. For de time na ein husby be ill plus tuberculosis wey na ein daughter be unemployed, wey na she be responsible for supporting a large family.[4]
Later life na dem take Ntcoxʼo in by fellow artist Coexʼae Qgam, plus whom she live til de latter ein death.[5] Ntcoxʼo einself die of a stroke,[2] wey she lef almost no estate.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Paul Jarvis (15 April 2016). Mapping the Airways. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-4456-5465-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "In memory of San artist Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo (Cgoise) who died at the weekend". newbloodart.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ Christopher May (8 October 2013). The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures?. Routledge. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-1-136-36117-3.
- ↑ Staff Reporter. "For the price of seven cows". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Iconic Mosarwa artist dies | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Retrieved Jun 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Famed Mosarwa artist died dirt-poor | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Retrieved Jun 3, 2019.