Lot n° 306
Estimation :
150 - 150
EUR
ZOULOU, South Africa: A traditional headdress with a balance - Lot 306
ZOULOU, South Africa: A traditional headdress with a balanced, discoidal shape and extremely refined graphic forms. Hair, red pigments, wool, plant fibers Diam.: 48 cm. Among the Zulu, these circular red headdresses, called isicholo, were traditionally worn by married women. They symbolized their social status and membership of an established family. Made from their own hair mixed with ritual materials, they were worn during ceremonies or in daily life as a distinctive sign of respectability.
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