(AFRICA) APARTHEID WAGKAMER BLANKES ALLEENLIK WAITING ROOM

Sale 2408 - Lot 128

Price Realized: $ 2,375

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(AFRICA.) APARTHEID. WAGKAMER BLANKES ALLEENLIK * WAITING ROOM NON-WHITES. Two rectangular Apartheid Signs, made from some kind of plastic or Bakelite; one in Afrikaans and the other in English; 5 x 16 inches, black paint on an off-white surface; some rubbing and general wear. Tastefully framed with two "windows" one sign mounted above the other. Durban, [public area], circa 1950's

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a very rare pair of apartheid signs from a public place, possibly a bus station in south africa. The system of "apartheid," literally "apartness," or "aparthood," was first formally and forcibly imposed on South Africa's indigenous peoples in 1948. This harsh segregation with all of its race laws continued until 1994, when the first democratic elections were held. Under Apartheid, the native Bantu, Zulu and other tribal groups of people were restricted in where they could live, work and play. Signs like this, once common all over South Africa, are very nearly impossible to find. With the end of the hateful system, an attempt was made to gather up and destroy all remnants of it. This sign and the other Apartheid material being offered here today were saved by a collector. In the twenty years that we have conducted this sale, this is only the second such sign we have handled. The first came from the same source.