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AFRICAN ANTIQUE BEADWORK


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Authentic handmade Zulu beadwork.

'Speaking with Beads' by Jean Morris & Eleanor Preston-White
Thames and Hudson
(Catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library)

p. 33 - "Girdle of a kind worn by young unmarried girls from the Nongoma area (Zulu capital, Kwa Zulu, Natal). Men will, on special occasions, wear a similar girdle, but -unlike unmarried girls - men wear them on the hip. Beadwork girdle worn by a married woman over her leather skirt or 'isidwaba' c - pre 1940"

The following antique Zulu beadwork is immediately available from our collection. They are each one of a kind. Photos seen elsewhere are copies from this site.

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Zulu Married Woman’s Necklaces
a. Size: 110 cm Length, Open weave $189.00
b. Size: 64 cm Length, 8.5 x 6.5" $89.00 SOLD

SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
1. $345.00 2. $475.00

2

Antique Isigege  Pre 1950's - 16 x 8"
$410.00

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
$410.00

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SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
$350.00

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 15.75 x 12"
$387.00

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SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 12 x 8"
$400.00

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Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 14 x 10.5"
$387.00

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
$400.00

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SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 9.5 x 7" and 8 1/2" x 6"
$400.00

SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
(partial view)
$385.00

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Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 11 1/2 x 7"
$310.00

SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940
$387.00

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SOLD

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 15.75 x 8"
$420.00

Antique Isigege  Pre 1940 13 x 7"
$365.00

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Ndebele beadwork
Child's front piece
$700.00

Ndebele Tribe
$700.00

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SOLD

Ndebele "Nyoga"
(old: history available)

Nongoma Area
Seventy years old
$400.00

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Nongoma Area, Zululand
Seventy years old 9 x 10"
$400.00

Maasai Moran Wedding Belt
Given to a Senior Warrior as a Wedding Gift by his Mother
$850.00 each

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