Early to mid 20th century. Silver, old moroccan silver coin grams 18,4 (0.65 oz.). diameter 5,8 high (2.28"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75”); US size 9.00. 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...
Mid 20th century. Shells (tafoun), agate, carnelian and glass beads. Old boghdad cross (gilden copper). Approx. cm. 19,0 width x cm. 6,5 high (7.48" x 2.56"); gr. 127,8 (4.51 oz.). Before performing the dance of seduction (guedra), mauritanian women wear a parure embellished with different amulets. You can see a similar piece on: page...
20th century. Bronze, agate, carnelian and glazed terracotta beads. The necklace is cm. 42,0 in length (16.54"). The snake is Cm. 7,4 high x 12,9 width (2.91" x 5.08"); Gr. 197,0 (6.95 oz.). Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. For more information and similar examples, “Bronzes gan - la...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal, glass, paint. Each piece is cm. 31,0 high (12.2"). Gr. 265,5 (9.37 oz). Very good conditions. Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. Beautiful pair. For more information and similar examples: "Tiserai - The Fibule Au Maroc", by...
End 19th century or early 20th century. Silver, glass, traces of paint; gr 35,2 (1.03 oz); cm. 11,5 high (4.13”). Excellent conditins. 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 Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved...
1980'. Silver – grams 16,0 (0.56 oz.); cm. 3,8 high x cm. 2,8 width (1.50" x 1.10"); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.83 inches). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of...
Velvet, gilded wood elements. Cm. 12,5 high (4.92"); diameter approx. cm. 21,0 width (8.27"). The Anyi people (or Agnis) are an Akan subgroup of southwest Ghana and southeast Ivory Coast. The Anyi people are a subgroup of the Akan, originally from Ghana, who fled from the Ashanti subgroup to their current...
Leather, iron beads. Cm. 11,0 high x cm. 10,0 width (4.33" x 3.94"). Grams 724,1 (25.54 oz.). The Himba (or OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in Angola. The Himba are considered the last...
Early to mid 20th century. Siver. Each fibulae is cm 19,5 x cm. 11,0 (7.67" x 4.33"). Gr. 178,4 (6.29 oz.). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. For more information and similar examples: pages 251-252 of “Splendeurs du Maroc”, Africa Museum Tervuren pages 28-29 of “Bijoux du...
Silver, copper. Grams 138,7 (4.89 oz); outer diameter cm 7,4 (2.91"), inner diameter cm 5,5 (2.16"). The Sarakolé (also called Soninke) are a Mandé people who descend from the Bafour and are closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania. They were the founders of the ancient empire of Ghana c....
