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LOT 2238
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Long Necklace with Buttons
20TH CENTURY A.D.
92 in. (245 grams, 234 cm long).
Formed of a wide neck band with three long strands hanging from each end, each strand with a button pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom near Islandlwana, Zululand, South Africa.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2238
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Long Necklace with Buttons
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Zulu Glass Bead Anklet
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A wide woven anklet decorated with blue, red and black beads. 208 grams, 38 cm
From Northern Zululand, South Africa, 2002. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Woman's Round Glass Bead Necklaces
20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two rigid round-section necklaces with polychrome beadwork decoration. 390 grams total, 30.2-33 cm wide
From Northern Zululand, South Africa. 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.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
