Lot n° 446
Estimation :
120 - 180
EUR
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Result
: 125EUR
Zulu - SOUTH AFRICA - Lot 446
Zulu - SOUTH AFRICA
Traditional circular headdress.
Braided fibers, hair, fabric, vegetable pigments and various materials, patina of use (presented on base).
Diameter: 47 cm.
Provenance :
- ARCANE Enchères sale, Paris, 08.05.2020, catalog no. 43.
These Isicholo disks were used as wedding gifts. The husband would offer this headgear to his wife, in homage to the hair she had sacrificed. The hat, which was worn tilted at the nape of the neck, often incorporated the bride's real hair, mixed with herbs coated in red ochre.
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