Early 20th century. Silver, red glass. Cm. 9,2 high (3.62"); gr. 22,0 (0.78 oz.). 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...
Glass beads, old bronze disck on leather. Cm 44,0 in lenght (17.32"). The talisman is cm. 19,0 high x 13,7 width (7.48" x 5.39"); Gr. 182,0 (6.42 oz.). The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They speak the Sidamo language, which is a language of...
Early 20th century. Bronze grams 968,9 (34.18 oz.). Cm. 14,5 high x cm. 14,5 width (5.71" x 5.71"). Very good overall conditions; on the back some damage due to use. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , are scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the...
Mid 20th. Bronze gr. 306,4 (10.81 oz.); cm. 7,3 high, cm. 8,5 width (2.87" x 3.35"). Among the Senufo of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire, copper alloy figures and bracelets are associated with the Sando (or Sandogo) divination society and are linked to the powers of bush spirits. The bracelets, called Fò,...
Leather, shells, glass beads. Cm 41,0 in lenght (16.14"). The talisman is cm. 17,5 high x 10,0 width (6.89" x 3.94"); Gr. 290,0 (10.23 oz.). The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They speak the Sidamo language, which is a language of...
The Gurunsi bracelet is made of wood with copper decorations; diameter cm. 8,7 (3.43"). The Lobi bracelet has is made of wood with a nice zig-zag design; max cm 8,9 x cm. 8,4 (3.50" x 3.31"). The Gurunsi are a set of related ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and south and central...
Ebony beads and camel bone elements. Cm. 47 in length; beads diameter approx. from cm. 1,0 to cm. 1,4; grams 63,8. Wooden beads (approx diameter cm. 1,0). Approx cm 65,0 in length (25.59″); gr. 109,8 (3.87 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the...
Early 20th century – Silver, enamel, glass, old silver coins gr 249,3 (8.79 oz). The piece is approx. cm. 38,5 high x cm. 36,0 width (15.15″ x 14.17″). The central talisman is cm. 10,1 high x cm. 8,0 width (3.97″ x 3.14″). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among...
Mid 20th century. Silver – gr. 10,2 (0.35 oz.); cm. 3,9 high x cm. 2,1 width (1.53" x 0.82"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.74 inches). US size 8.5. 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver gr. 59,2 (2.10 oz.); cm. 6,7 width x cm. 6,3 high (2.63" x 2.48"); inner diameter cm 6,5 (2.55"). The central talisman is cm. 3,0 x cm 3,2 (1.18" x 1.25"). The Guedra is a ritual dance of love, performed by women for benefit of men. It is a ballet of hands and feet: sometimes the dancer stands, but more often...
