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LOT 2253
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Snuff Bottle Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (92 grams, 60 cm).
A four-strand bead necklace composed of green, black and red beads with brass studs, the pendant a small glass snuff bottle in beadwork. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected Zululand, South Africa, 2003.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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