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LOT 2234
Zulu Woman's 'Izimpondo' Medical Cow Horns and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a descendant of the Owner, Holding Them
20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 - 8 7/8 in. (165 grams total, cow horns: 16-22.5 cm).
Comprising two hollowed-out cut horns with an opening at the narrow end. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 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.
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LOT 2234
Zulu Woman's 'Izimpondo' Medical Cow Horns and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a descendant of the Owner, Holding Them
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Necklace Collar
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Multistrand necklace composed of red, green, white, black and blue beads. 185 grams, 38 cm
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Zulu Woman's Glass Bead Belt
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Woven grass belt decorated with small polychrome beads and brass studs. 244 grams, 144 cm long
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Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Umnhlonhlo' Necklace and Photograph of an Unknown Zulu, a Descendant of the Owner, Wearing It
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Formed of polychrome beads in a 'square' design arranged in three layers. 137 grams total, 47 cm long
Collected in September 2003 from the Majozi area of Msinga, a district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
