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LOT 2688

Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Itete' Marriage Apron and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner

20TH CENTURY A.D.

62 1/4 in. (988 grams total, 158 cm long).

A fabric apron decorated with vibrant polychrome beads; some beading detached from the fabric. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected October 2003 near Ilenge mountain in the Msinga district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

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LOT 2688

Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Itete' Marriage Apron and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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