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Lot 141Y
Two Zulu/South Nguni/Transkei Snuff Containers, together with a Necklace South Africa
12 May 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$2,375 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistTwo Zulu/South Nguni/Transkei Snuff Containers, together with a Necklace South Africa
lengths approx. 13 - 33in (33 - 83.8cm)
ishungu, one of double gourd form, the bottom wrapped on delicate black and white bead work, with fringe work at neck; suspended from a long strap of light and dark blue beads; the other globular container with short neck, around which is tied a length of fiber cord; the necklace of shell beads, with pendant of complete tortoise shell that is covered by a "veil" of the same shells.
The second container published:
Annals of the South African Museum, Vol. XXIV. Printed for the Trustees of the South African Museum, Cape Town, Aug. 1935 (p148, plate XXVII)
ishungu, one of double gourd form, the bottom wrapped on delicate black and white bead work, with fringe work at neck; suspended from a long strap of light and dark blue beads; the other globular container with short neck, around which is tied a length of fiber cord; the necklace of shell beads, with pendant of complete tortoise shell that is covered by a "veil" of the same shells.
The second container published:
Annals of the South African Museum, Vol. XXIV. Printed for the Trustees of the South African Museum, Cape Town, Aug. 1935 (p148, plate XXVII)














