Zemanek-Münster

Hat ·  South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3038938

sold EUR 550
Provenance
Pierre Gavignot, Ile de France, France
Size
D: 48 cm
D: 18.9 inch

Description

ring-shaped base of plant fibre, coated with red dyed human hair, min. dam., slight traces of usage, base;
worn by married Zulu women horizontally on the head, just like a beret.


The object Hat with the object ID 3038938 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 521 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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Comparing literature

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 232


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