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LOT 2224
Zulu Maiden's Glass Bead Belt
20TH CENTURY A.D.
28 3/8 in. (386 grams, 72 cm).
Comprising three round-section bands with white beadwork, a fringe made of larger white beads on one edge and a rectangular panel of small white beads with a colourful emblem at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Central Zululand, South Africa, 1999.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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