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LOT 2698
Zulu Man's 'Ibeshu' Rear Loin Cover
20TH CENTURY A.D.
33 1/2 in. (573 grams, 85 cm).
Made from a white-and-brown goat skin with a rope closure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected in 2002 from Natal, South Africa.
Ex Ian Knight collection, the world's leading author on Zulu history and culture.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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