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LOT 2691
Zulu Woman's 'Umutsha' Wedding Day Waistband
CIRCA 1950'S A.D.
33 7/8 in. (685 grams, 86 cm long).
Composed of five round-section bands with rope closure, decorated with later polychrome plastic beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceOwned by Mrs Masithole Ntuli of Bercnille (Emaswazimi).
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Iron Nommo Ancestral Spirit Lamp Stand
Dogon Tribe, Mali, circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Flat-section shaft with three tiered cross-bars, the two lowest each with five lamp-bowls to the forward face; above, a U-shaped bar with a lamp bowl at each upper end; top of the shaft developing to an anthropomorphic torso with ellipsoid head and two narrow arms raised vertically; chain around the neck with hand-forged extinguishing spoon; mounted on a square base. 6.25 kg total, 132 cm including stand
From the private collection of Dr Hans-Joachim Koloss, Berlin, Germany, 1975-2002. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, auction 279, no.410. Accompanied by a copy of the Gorny & Mosch invoice and illustrated catalogue listing. Accompanied by a copy of the German cultural export licence.
The figure is probably a Nommo, a primordial ancestral spirit in Dogon cosmogony. A Nommo is usually considered to be amphibious, hermaphroditic and fish-like. They are typically depicted in Dogon art with a humanoid upper torso, and a fish-like lower torso and tail. -
Zulu Woman's Beaded 'Umutsha' Belt and Photograph of Ms Kokuthula Ncele a Descendant of the Owner
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Woven from Ncema grass with domed brass buttons, and colourful beads arranged in the 'isiphalafini' pattern. 475 grams total, belt: 171 cm long
Collected September 2003 in the mountains west of Pomeroy, in the Msinga district of Zululand. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Zulu Woman's Necklace with 'Ishungu' Snuff Container and Photograph of Ms Nonhlanhla Nene a Descendant of the Owner
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Beaded necklace composed of vibrant oblate beads, the container made from a seed pod. 70 grams total, Necklace: 68 cm long
Collected in December 2003 from the Ngwebeni Valley (from where the Zulu army began their assault on the British camp at Isandlwana on 22 January 1879). Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
