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]

Provenance

Collected 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2244