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LOT 2776
Zulu Woman's 'Ujiza' Collar Necklace and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (69 grams total, necklace: 60 cm long).
Fringed beadwork necklace composed of vibrantly coloured beads, with a loop closure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in Zululand in 2002.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2776
Zulu Woman's 'Ujiza' Collar Necklace and Photograph of a Descendant of the Owner
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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African Wooden Mali Dragon Lock
Dogon Tribe, early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: carved figure with horned headdress, rectangular transverse slot and socket to reverse; separate carved handle with scooped end and socket to one face, slot to edge with metal reinforcement, smooth tapering handle. 1.29 kg total, 47.5-54.5 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Oceanic Wooden Massim War Club
Trobriand Islands, early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Paddle-shaped club with carved scroll decoration at the top of the blade. 783 grams, 74.2 cm
From the private collection of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), Australian photographer, filmmaker and adventurer. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
The Trobriand Islands are coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. The Massim clubs were both for ceremonial use and fighting, and were decorated with scrolls and abstract snake designs. Some of them were connected to sorcery: when a shaman pointed such a club towards someone, it was a death sentence. Frank Hurley worked on Shackleton's Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917, photographing the Endurance whilst being marooned with the rest of the crew. In the 1920s, he mounted various expeditions to Papua New Guinea, which involved filmmaking and collecting on behalf of the Australian Museum and himself. He stored a number of artefacts in a log cabin at Whale Beach, which became an exotic setting for Sydney's glitterati attending raucous parties there in the 1930s. Selling the property after the war, he left the contents of the cabin, which were kept by the new owners, who moved to London in 1959. -
Three African Carved Wooden Objects
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a large carved ladle with openwork lion above the handle, incised lizard and other ornament; ceremonial axe with chip-carved ornament, inset iron blade; mace with knop finial and chip-carved panels to the shank. 1.35 kg total, 49.5-90.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
