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LOT 2705
Married Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Itete' Apron and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner
20TH CENTURY A.D.
42 1/2 in. (1.95 kg total, 108 cm long).
A fabric apron decorated with blue, black, red and white beads, and round metal buttons, with a beaded rope closure; some of the beadwork has come undone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected October 2003 near Ilenge mountain in the Msinga district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2705
Married Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Itete' Apron and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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