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Lot Essay
Cf. Knight, I. and McBride, A., Zulu 1816-1906, London, 1995, p.18 for a necklace similar to the first
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FOUR SOUTHERN AFRICA NECKLACES
A Zulu necklace with double strand of ovoid red glass beads interspersed with simulated horn lion's claws; another with three strands of ovoid red-on-white beads and large white beads interspersed with tubular shell beads and leather spacers; and two necklaces of large red-on-white beads, each with conus shell disc at the centre
The longest 66cm. (4)
A Zulu necklace with double strand of ovoid red glass beads interspersed with simulated horn lion's claws; another with three strands of ovoid red-on-white beads and large white beads interspersed with tubular shell beads and leather spacers; and two necklaces of large red-on-white beads, each with conus shell disc at the centre
The longest 66cm. (4)
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