A NORTH NGUNI HEADREST, on six bulbous scorched legs, the top of triangular section with a raised band at the junction of each leg, repaired | Christie's

Sale 6788

Tribal Art

London, South Kensington

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21 March 1995

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Lot 287

A NORTH NGUNI HEADREST, on six bulbous scorched legs, the top of triangular section with a raised band at the junction of each leg, repaired

Price realised

GBP 698

Estimate

GBP 300 - GBP 500

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A NORTH NGUNI HEADREST, on six bulbous scorched legs, the top of triangular section with a raised band at the junction of each leg, repaired
15cm. high, 31cm. long
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Lot Essay

Cf. Art and Ambiguity, Johannesburg, 1991, p.87, fig.76 for a similar headrest in the British Museum, collected during the Anglo-Zulu War
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