Late 19th early 20th Century. Cm. 9,4 high x 10,1 width (3.70" x 3.97"); inner diameter cm. 7,5 (2.95"). Gr. 274,4 (9.67 oz.). This is a rare and magnificent example of a Dogon bracelet – attributed to the Hogon (Dogon king). It shows old patina from usage, and is decorated with a couple...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal. Cm. 8,3 high x cm. 7,0 width (3.26" x 2.75"). Inner diameter cm. 6,1 (2.40″). Grams 166,9 (5.88 oz.). Rare Item. 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...
Early 20th century. Silver, mediterranean coral, enamel grams 299,5 (10.56 oz.); cm. 6,5 high x cm. 6,5 width (2.55″ x 2.55"), inner diameter cm. 5,9 (2.32″). The Kabyle people are a Berber ethnic group native to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, one hundred miles east of Algiers. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, traces of enamel. Gr. 91,5 (3.22 oz); diameter cm. 7,4 (2.91"); inner diameter 5,8 (2.28"). 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver, traces of enamel. Gr. 131,3 (4.63 oz.); diameter cm. 10,5 (4.13″), inner diameter cm. 6,2 (2.44″). 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 unity by keeping...
20th century. Diameter cm. 9,3 (3.66"); inner diameter cm. 8,8 (3.46"). Gr. 259,8 (9.16 oz.). These talismans are created using the old tradition of the “lost wax” process. Each piece is original and unique as the mold is destroyed after each casting. For more information and similar examples, “Bronzes gan - la...
Mid 20th century. Silver, traces of enamel. Gr. 104,1 (3.67 oz.); cm. 7,4 width x cm. 3,7 high (2.91″ x 1.45"); inner diameter cm. 5,7 (2.25"). For similar examples, see: p. 23 of “A World of Bracelets”, by Anne van Cutsem; p. 284 of “Splendeurs du Maroc”, Africa Museum Tervuren; The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as...
Mid 20th century. Gilded bronze gr. 203,0 (7.16 oz.). Cm. 8,0 high x 8,5 width (3.14" x 3.34"); inner diameter cm. 6,0 (2.36"). The width of the "gap" is cm. 3,3 (1.29"). The Senufo are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups of Gur-speaking people living in an area spanning from southern Mali and...
1960'-1970'. Silver, copper decorations. Gr. 247,3 (8.72 oz); diameter cm. 8,5 (3.34"); inner diameter 5,8 (2.28"). The central talisman is cm. 8,0 width x cm. 3,9 high (3.14" x 1.53"). The Sarakole (also called Soninke) are a Mandé people who descend from the Bafour and are closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania....
19th century. Bronze. Cm. 7,6 high x cm. 9,0 width (2.99" x 3.54"). Gr. 565,3 (19.94 oz.). The Djerma live in the arid lands of the Sahel. Many live in the Niger River valley and exploit the river for irrigation. They grow millet, sorghum, rice, corn (maize), and tobacco and raise cotton and...
