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1 of 253523 objects
Probably Zulu
Talisman nineteenth century
Marble, string | 42.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 84504
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A marble talisman comprising a long marble stone, with a hole drilled into one end and a piece of string (strung with black beads) tied through it.
Provenance
Found on the battlefield of Kampala (Natal), Zululand, 1879. Collected by Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (Princess Aribert of Anhalt), granddaughter of Queen Victoria, March-May 1899. Presented to the Osborne House Museum in 1900.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Marble, string
Measurements
42.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
