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LOT 2251
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Goat Horn' Wedding Necklace and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
20TH CENTURY A.D.
63 3/4 in. (263 grams total, necklace: 162 cm).
A long beaded necklace with a polychrome bead pendant with two curving goat horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in 2003 at 'Ilenge' (Vulture) Mountain, in the Msinga district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2251
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Goat Horn' Wedding Necklace and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
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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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Umutsha' Belt and Photograph of Ms Beckie Khumalo, a descendant of the Owner, Wearing it
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Opening Bid: £5
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Collected in September 2003 from the mountains west of Pomeroy, in the Msinga district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
