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Color:  Red
Place of Origin: African
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa. The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Art

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Cotton

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning Fante asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining pro...
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Mid-20th Century African Decorative Art

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Fabric

20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

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