Early to mid 20th century. Iron. Cm. 22,0 width x cm. 30,5 high; gr. 505,0. A wrought iron corde bar with the ends raised in fan-shape. A typical woman's ornament used in northern Cameroon and in Chad. For a similar example see "The Perfect Form", by Roberto Ballarini, page 179.
This long Mala with old bodhi seed prayer beads is cm. 63 in lenght (24.80 Inches). The average diameter of the beads is approx. cm. 1,2 (0.47 Inches). Shell. Beautiful patina. It was under a Bodhi tree, at Bodhgaya in India, that the Buddha attained enlightenment. For this reason the...
Early to mid 20th century. Cm 44,0 (17.32") in length. Wooden beads diameter cm. 0,8 (0,31"). Perfect conditions. The chaplet are instruments of prayer, similar to the rosary or to the mala. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in...
Mid 20th century. Coins, braided leather. The necklace is cm. 70,0 long (27.55"); gr. 179,4 (6.32 oz.). N. 12 coins Morocco Empire Cherifien 20 Francs AH 1366 (1946); n. 4 coins Morocco Empire Cherifien 10 Franc AH 1366 (1946); n. 1 coin 1 Franc Baudouin I Belgie. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, red glass, silver coins (Dirham Morocco, from AH 1299 to AH 1321 - 1881/1903). Cm 28,0 width x cm. 9,0 high (11.02" x 3.54"). gr. 120,1 (4.23 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to...
Mid 20th century. Cm 33,5 (13.18") in length; gr. 50,2 (1.77 oz.). Beads: wood beads finely inlaid with silver, agate, carnelian, old glass. 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...
Early 20th century. Cm 46,0 (18.11") in length. Wooden beads diameter cm. 2,3 (0,90"). Excellent conditions. These disc style beads were much harder to shape than standard round beads. The chaplet are instruments of prayer, similar to the rosary or to the mala. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa....
Early to mid 20th century. The necklace is cm. 32,5 in leght (12.79"); gr. 117,5 (4.14 oz.). Silver coins Morocco from AH1310 (1892) to AH1321 (1903); old glass beads. For a similar example see "Splendeurs du Maroc", Africa Museum Tervuren, page 301. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa....
Mid 20th century. N. 10 Zinder Crosses (tribal metal - cm. 4,5 high); N. 39 Khourb rings (bakelite - cm. 4,0 high) . The necklace is cm. 50,0 in lenght (19.68"); gr. 219,1 (7.72 oz.). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and...
Mid 20th century. The necklace is cm. 55,5 long (21.85"); gr. 104,7 (1.95 oz.). N. 6 coins Morocco Empire Cherifien 10 Francs AH1366 (1946); n. 3 coins Morocco Empire Cherifien 1 Franc AH1339 (1920). Orange glass beads. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed...
