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LOT 2272
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Necklace and Bracelet
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 - 29 1/8 in. (170 grams total, 26-74 cm).
Comprising: a two-strand necklace composed of blue and red beads with brass studs; a single-strand bracelet formed of small red beads. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Zululand, South Africa.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2272
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Necklace and Bracelet
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Zulu Warrior's Glass Bead Long Necklaces
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wide necklaces composed of small polychrome beads with a band of larger beads on one long edge. 232 grams total, 64-124 cm
From near Islandlwana, Zululand, South Africa. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Belt
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Woven grass belt decorated with small polychrome beads and brass studs. 244 grams, 144 cm long
From North-West of Eshowe, 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.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.
