Large top Zulu doll from South Africa

The doll is the item for sale, without the cart.
Pearl dolls celebrate South African craftsmanship and are of the most beautiful decorative effect alone or in groups. Cowries, metal and iridescent pearls play the light on their stylized structure.
During the nineteenth century, tribes united to form the group named Zulu, whose local chiefs, led by the king, are called iduma. Their society is top that of warriors organized into age groups. It was in 1884 that they were annexed by the English. Qualified in the realization of ornaments, the Zulus work with leather, metal and ceramics, adding feathers and pearls.