Tribal metal on iron sheet, copper decorations. gr. 101,2 (3.57 oz.); cm. 25,5 high x cm. 20,5 width (10.04” x 8.07"). A genuine and old Taraout from Tuareg Hoggar, Algeria. These rare elaborate talismans were worn by women of noble birth. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They...
Mid 20th century. Silver, enamel, niello decorations, old amber beads, old glass beads. The headband is cm. 87,0 in length (34.25"); the decorated part is cm. 27,5 (10.83"). The central talisman is cm. 8,0 x cm. 5,2 (3.15" x 2.05"). Grams 88,8 (3.60 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal, glass beads. Approx. cm. 20,0 high x cm. 30,0 width (7.87" x 11.81"). Grams 144,8 (5.11 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.The...
Mid 20th century. Silver gr. 42,5 (1.50 oz); The chain is cm. 150,0 long (59.06”). Fine work. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye. An alternative Islamic name for this amulet is Hand of Fatima, in...
Bronze. Cm. 8,8 high x 3,0 width (3.46″ x 1.18″); Gr. 68,7 (2.42 oz.). These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness. The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon in the Kotoko language. The “Putchu Guinadji” are the horse and the rider who fight the demons attacking the...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, mediterranean coral grams 17,5 (0.62 oz); cm. 10,2 high x cm. 2,7 width (4.02" x 1.06”). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the...
Ebony beads silver inlaid, agate and carnelian beads. Cm 31,5 in length (12.40"); gr. 41,3 (1.46 oz.). Beads diameter approx cm. 0,8 (0.31"). The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it's also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from...
1970′. Resin-amber beads, glass beads. The necklace is cm. 50,0 in lenght (19.69″). gr. 201,2 (7.10 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. The name Berber...
Mid 20th century. Silver. The necklace is cm. 85,5 in lenght (33.66"); The three largest central beads have a diameter of cm 3,2 (1.26"). grams 124,9 (4.41 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the...
Ebony beads inlaid silver, carnelian, old glass beads, cotton. The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it’s also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from...
