Lot 52
  • 52

Coiffe , Zulu, Afrique du sud

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Zulu
  • Coiffe
  • diam. 45 cm
  • 17 1/2 in
inhloko ou isicholo, formée d'un disque en rotin sur lequel sont tendus des cheveux recouverts d'un mélange de graisse et d'ocre rouge. L'intérieur est doublé d'un tissu permettant de la fixer sur la tête comme un béret.



Ces grands chapeaux circulaires en cheveux (remplacés aujourd'hui par des fils de coton rouge) étaient portés par les femmes mariées Zulu. 

Exhibited

African Forms, Cornell, 2004

Literature

Ginzberg, 2000 : 232
Exposée et reproduite dans :
Herreman et Sieber, Hair in African Art and Culture, 2000 : 116, catalogue de l'exposition, Museum for African Art, New York, 9 février - 28 mai 2000

Condition

Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Some wear to cotton cloth.
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