Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Ujibilili' Necklace and Photograph of Lindiwe Masondo, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It

20TH CENTURY A.D.

17 1/4 in. (63 grams total, necklace: 44 cm long).

Composed of vibrant polychrome beads and metal studs, the centre piece formed of a duiker horn. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collected in the Buffalo River Valley, north of Sighubudu Mountain, 25 km south of Isandlwana, a district of Zululand.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

CONDITION

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LOT 2231