Mid 20th century. Silver (niello decorations), red glass, buttons on cotton band; gr 70,2 (10.44 oz.). The piece is cm. 90,0 in lenght (35.43"); the decorated part is cm. 18,0 in lenght (7.08″). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the...
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...
Leather, cotton. Without fringes, the cache-sexe is cm. 15,5 high x cm. 12,5 width (6.10" x 4.92"). The name of Kirdi - which in Arabic means that infidel non-Muslim - is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist, of Sudanese origin, who live in the northern Cameroon: Mafa, Massa, Kapsikì, Mundang ... These were...
Mid 20th century. Silver. Gr. 59,6 (2.10 oz.); cm. 104,0 in lenght (40.94"). 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 Berber appeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire. Many Berbers call...
Braided leather, iron beads, brass decorations, glass beads. Approx. cm. 40,0 high x Cm. 38,0 width (15.74" x 14.96"). Grams 89,6 (3.16 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....
Skin, rolled sheet made of cans, shells, zipper, metal elements. Cm. 20,5 width x cm. 15,0 high. Grams 331,1. 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 Namibia. The Mucawana woman just like the...
20th century. Gilded silver filigree, carnelian, agate. The necklace is cm. 46,5 long (16.33″). gr. 61,1 (1.48 oz.). 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 the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are...
Leather, iron beads, shell, plastic. The necklace is cm. 42,0 in lenght (16.53"). Grams 248,5 (8.76 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...
Silver, amber, coral, amazonite, shells, silver coins, silver beads, wool. The nacklace is cm. 70,0 long (27.55"). The boghdad cross is cm. 5,7 high x cm. 5,5 width (2.24" x 2.16"). Gr. 123,6 (4.35 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa...
Silver. Diameter from cm. 2,1 to cm. 2,3; inner diameter from cm. 1,6 to cm. 1,8; US size from 6.75 to 8.5. Gr. 9,4. 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...
