吊坠/奖章 - 布基纳法索 (没有保留价)
编号 82726247
头饰 - 伊西科洛 - 祖鲁语 - 南非 (没有保留价)
编号 82726247
头饰 - 伊西科洛 - 祖鲁语 - 南非 (没有保留价)
Zulu women wear broad hats, called "isicholo," to display their marital status. These headdresses, like all beaded ornaments, served as distinctive signs to decode their owner's status.
This beret-shaped type of headdress is derived from a hairstyle worn in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During that time, Zulu women shaved their heads, leaving a tuft of hair that they covered with grease and ochre. As the hair grew, they shaped it into a false cone.
This specimen is not old (collected in the 1990s) but is nonetheless authentic. It is well-crafted and highly decorative.
Total height with stand 48 cm.