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LOT 2695
Framed Postcard of a Zulu and Zulu-Made Cards
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8 - 8 1/2 in. (455 grams total, 14.3-21.8 cm).
The framed postcard showing an elderly witch doctor, accompanied by four handmade cards showing traditional scenes. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected near Rorke's Drift, South Africa, in 2001.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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