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LOT 2228
Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Belt
20TH CENTURY A.D.
33 in. (532 grams, 84 cm).
Composed of six round-section bands with polychrome beadwork, fringed edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Northern Zululand, South Africa, 2002.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2228
Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Belt
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 Brass and Copper Bracelet and Armband Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Penannular ribbed brass bands with copper highlights. 345 grams total, 8.4-11.3 cm
From Zululand, South Africa. 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. -
Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A fringe necklace composed of vibrant blue, white, black and red beads. 205 grams, necklace: 42 cm
Collected North-West Zululand, South Africa, 2001. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
