Mid 20th century. Aluminum, enamel. Gr. 47,0 (1.65 oz); outer diameter cm 9,2 (3.62 "), inner diameter cm 7,9 (3.11"). 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...
HimbaLeather, iron beads. Cm. 10,0 high x cm. 11,5 width (3.93" x 4.52"). Grams 1.414,0 (49.87 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver, coral, enamel. Gr. 143,2 (5.05 oz); outler diameter cm. 7,5 (2.95"), inner diameter cm 5,8 (2.28"). Cm. 3,0 high (1.18"). 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...
19th century. Silver, enamel, niello decorations. Gr. 67,0 (2.36 oz). Cm. 7,0 high (2.75"); width at opening cm. 5,8 (2.28"). For similar examples and more informations see: page 93 of "Bijoux du Maroc", by Jacques and Marie-Rose Rabaté; page 20 of "A World of Bracelet", by Anne van Cutsem; Berbers are the indigenous ethnic...
Engreved and colored PVC water pipe. Cm. 7,8 high. Diameter cm. 7,8. Grams 124,0. These ankles are exactly those worn by the girl in the photo. Muhacaona (or Demba) are indigenous or aboriginal nomadic agriculturalist people living in Kunene region of remote South Angola. Some groups live in Kunene region of North...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal grams 270,1 (9.52 oz.); cm. 6,7 high x cm. 7,0 width (2.63″ x 2.75"), inner diameter cm. 6,3 (2.48″). 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...
Early 20th century. Silver grams 530,9 (18.72 oz.); cm. 7,5 high x cm. 7,7 width (2.95″ x 3.03"), inner diameter cm. 6,7 (2.63″). "Ram head" hallmark. Outstanding anklets, extrafine work. 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...
20th century. Diameter cm. 9,8 (3.85"); inner diameter cm. 7,7 (3.03"). Gr. 375,6 (13.24 oz.). The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the Lobi migrated into southern Burkina Faso and later into Côte d’Ivoire. The name Lobi originates from two Lobiri words lou (meaning...
Wooden protection bracelet with small copper plates on top. Excellent contiditons with some wear and tear. Outer Diameter: 15,5 cm Inner Diameter: 6,5 cm Weight: 253.2 grams
Early to mid 20th century. These elaborate bracelets were used as currency. Tribal metal. See picture 2: - British manillia Birmingham. Diameter cm. 5,6; grams 69,2; - Igbo bracelet currency. Diameter cm. 4,7; grams 34,9 - Yoruba bracelet currency. Diameter cm. 5,0; grams 29,3 - Igbo bracelet currency. Diameter cm. 5,1; grams...
