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LOT 2689
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Ixama' Belt and Photograph of Ms Kokuthula Ncele a descendant of the Owner
20TH CENTURY A.D.
33 in. (300 grams total, belt: 84 cm long).
Woven from Ncema grass with fabric backing, decorated with polychrome beads arranged in the 'mashunka' pattern, and with brass studs at each finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected 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 2689
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Ixama' Belt and Photograph of Ms Kokuthula Ncele a descendant of the Owner
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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