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LOT 2248
Zulu Glass Bead Anklet
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 in. (208 grams, 38 cm).
A wide woven anklet decorated with blue, red and black beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Northern Zululand, South Africa, 2002.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Belt
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of two strands of polychrome glass beads with brass studs. 181 grams, belt: 81 cm
Collected near Nqutu, Zululand, South Africa, 2003. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Woman's 'Izimpondo' Medical Cow Horns and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a descendant of the Owner, Holding Them
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two hollowed-out cut horns with an opening at the narrow end. 165 grams total, cow horns: 16-22.5 cm
Collected near Mashaba, east of Pomeroy, in the Msinga district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The Zulus pay a great deal of attention to intestinal medicine, purging themselves of impurities on a regular basis. These horn tips would have been used to introduce emetics via the rectum to purify them. -
Zulu Young Man's Glass Bead Belt
Circa 1960 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Woven grass belt decorated with polychrome beads and brass studs. 435 grams, 97.5 cm
From North Tanyana Mountain, Zululand, South Africa, 2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
