Zemanek-Münster

Two hats

South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Southern German Collection (1980)
Size
D: 51 cm
D: 20.1 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.


Comparing literature

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

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