Early to mid 20th century – Tribal metal, paint; gr 157,4 (5.55 oz.); cm. 8,7 high x cm. 3,7 width (3.42″ x 1.45″). Old berber hair ornaments from Ait Akka Tribe. Exquisite work. For similar examples see: • p. 181 of “Bijoux du Maroc”, by Jacques and Marie-Rose Rabaté, Edisud...
Aluminium, ostrich feather, leather. Approx cm. 33,0 high x cm. 16,0 width (12.99" x 6.29"); gr. 61,8 (2.17 oz.). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated goatskin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets...
Glass beads. Without ties the Headband is cm. 49,0 long x cm. 4,2 width (19.29" x 1.63"); gr. 100,7 (3.55 oz.) The Banna live in the mountainous region between the river Omo and the river Woito. The Banna are basically pastoralists (cattle, sheep and goats). Most Banna are semi-nomadic. They also grow sorghum,...
Leather, beer bottle caps, wooden beads, cowry shells. Approx. cm. 20,0 width x cm. 20,0 high. The Dassanech are the most southerly tribe living in Ethiopia's Omo valley. The lands of the Dassanech are semi-arid and they live where the Omo delta enters Lake Turkana. Their name means People of the Delta....
Decorated leather, aluminium and copper rings, cartridge cases, beads. Approx. cm. 80,0 width x cm. 85,0 high. The Mursi live in an almost inaccessible area between the Mago and Omo Rivers. They are predominantly pastoral but they are also engage in limited agriculture. The Mursi are a tall, striking race, with an...
Cotton, resin-amber beads (phenolic resin): diameter approx. cm. 19,0 (7.48"). Gr. 422,1 (14.88 oz.). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon,...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, glass, enamel, niello decorations. Approx. cm. 30,0 long x cm. 30,0 width (11.81"x11.81"); gr. 61,5 (2.16 oz.). 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...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel, red glass, niello decorations. Approx. cm. 33,0 width x cm. 9,3 high (12.99″ x 3.66″). The central talisman is cm. 6,5 width x cm 9,1 high (2.55″ x 3.58″). Gr. 102,3 (3.60 oz.). Beautiful embroidered fabric. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are...
Mid 20th century. Tribal metal, glass beads, shells, large resin bead; metal ring, glass. Approx. cm. 12,5 high (4.92") x cm. 4,5 width (1.77"); gr. 60,4 (2.13 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span...
Mid 20th century. Coins, glass; n. 19 coins 1 franc Empire Cherifien, n. 12 coins 50 cent. Empire Cherifien, n. 2 coins 25 cent. Empire Cherifien. The piece is approx. cm. 55,0 high x cm. 25,0 width (21.65" x 9.84"). Gr. 388,9 (13.71 oz.). From 1912 to 1956, Morocco was under French (and Spanish) protection, although the...
