Zulu Virgin's 'Ubusenga' Arm Bands and Photograph of Ms Thandi Khumalo a Descendant of the Owner

20TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/8 - 5 1/2 in. (503 grams total, arm bands: 12.9-14 cm).

Matched pair of gauntlet-type bands with red-painted button closures, formed of ribbed metal sleeves forming a triangular pattern at the centre. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected to the south of Sighubudu mountain, 25 kms south of Islandlwana.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

CONDITION

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LOT 2703