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LOT 2244
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Ishungu' Snuff Container Necklace and Photograph of Ms Phumzile Mandlakazi, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
20TH CENTURY A.D.
22 - 23 5/8 in. (117 gram total, necklace: 56-60 cm long).
Comprising a hollowed-out seed pod attached to a bead necklace. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in October 2003 near 'M.G. Store' in the hills of Pomeroy in the Msinga district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2244
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Ishungu' Snuff Container Necklace and Photograph of Ms Phumzile Mandlakazi, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
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 Woman's Glass Bead Collar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rigid three-strand collar formed red, white and green beadwork with metal studs. 210 grams, 22.1 cm wide
From North-West Zululand, South Africa, 1999. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
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.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A long beaded necklace with a polychrome bead pendant with two curving goat horns. 263 grams total, necklace: 162 cm
Collected in 2003 at 'Ilenge' (Vulture) Mountain, in the Msinga district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Woman's Beaded Skirt
20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fabric skirt decorated with layers of white, black, red and blue beads; some beadwork has come undone. 905 grams, 97 cm
Collected in Northern Zululand, South Africa, 1999. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
