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LOT 2245
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Isijumba' and 'Izilimi' Neckpieces and Photograph of Ms Themba Xulu, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 3/4 in. (184 grams total, neckpieces: 68 cm long).
Comprising two beaded neck decorations made from vibrant polychrome beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected September 2003 in the mountains west of Pomeroy, in the Msinga district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2245
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Isijumba' and 'Izilimi' Neckpieces and Photograph of Ms Themba Xulu, 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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Zulu Woman's Grass Reed Beer Stirrer
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A woven grass reed beer stirrer with a blue, green, red and black lozenge decoration. 116 grams, 51 cm
Collected North-West Zululand, South Africa, 2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Man's Glass Bead Long Necklace
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Multistrand necklace formed of vibrant red beads. 99 grams, 68 cm
From near Islandlwana, Zululand, South Africa, 2005. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
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.
