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LOT 2781
African Wooden Tribal Figure Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (3.21 kg, 60 cm high).
Comprising: carved wooden seated nude female with ornate headdress, hands clutching the sides of her bench, inserted studs to the face, back and abdomen, clay-coloured pigment; carved crouching female with extended stomach and breasts resting on the upper face, hands supporting the chin. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2781
African Wooden Tribal Figure Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Zulu Woman's 'Ujiza' Collar and Photograph of Ms Tandile Xaba A Descendant of the Owner
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Intricately woven using small beads in black, red, white, green and blue. 244 grams total, collar: 76 cm long
Collected in October 2003 from the Silutshana area, 10 km east of Islandlwana. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
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Zulu Woman's 'Ujiza' Collar Necklace and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fringed beadwork necklace composed of vibrantly coloured beads, with a loop closure. 69 grams total, necklace: 60 cm long
Collected in Zululand in 2002. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
African Bronze Decorated Bracelet of Zarma (Djerma) People, Niger
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The penannular hoop with a keeled body and flared arms, decorated with incised chevrons, triangles and hatched ornament. 585 grams, 96 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
