FOUR SOUTHERN AFRICA BEADED ORNAMENTS

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FOUR SOUTHERN AFRICA BEADED ORNAMENTS
Two loom-beaded sashes with geometric designs in beads of various colours, one with buttons to one end for attachment and white bead tassels to the other; a beaded gourd ornament with geometric design of red and white beads; and a beaded band with woven triangles in red, white and blue beads
The longest 74.5cm. (4)

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Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000 (NLG 198.334). If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the hammer price of a lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Lot Essay

Cf. Stevenson, M. and Graham-Stewart, M., South East African Beadwork, 1850-1910 From Adornment to Artefact to Art, Vlaeberg, 2000, p.178-181, for similar sashes attributed to the Eastern Zambezi region, probably Yao

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