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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 'Izimpondo' Medical Cow Horns and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a descendant of the Owner, Holding Them
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two hollowed-out cut horns with an opening at the narrow end. 165 grams total, cow horns: 16-22.5 cm
Collected near Mashaba, east of Pomeroy, in the Msinga district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The Zulus pay a great deal of attention to intestinal medicine, purging themselves of impurities on a regular basis. These horn tips would have been used to introduce emetics via the rectum to purify them. -
Zulu Impala Rug
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A small rug made from an impala skin. 522 grams, 92.5 cm
From Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, circa 2000. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Impala is one of the most abundant and familiar antelopes in Africa, and the name 'impala' comes from the Zulu word 'imPala', which means gazelle or antelope. -
Zulu Seed Pod Rattle Anklets
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Matched pair made from goat skin(?) with seedpods woven to one side. 103 grams, 41 cm
From Zululand, South Africa. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
These would have been worn by a male dancer during traditional dancing.
