Bronze. Cm. 8,8 high x 3,0 width (3.46″ x 1.18″); Gr. 68,7 (2.42 oz.). These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness. The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon in the Kotoko language. The “Putchu Guinadji” are the horse and the rider who fight the demons attacking the...
Mid 20th century. Silver and Carnelian – gr. 11,8 (0.41 oz.); cm. 3,5 high x cm. 3,3 width (1.37 " x 1.29"); inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.70 inches). US size 7.5. 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...
Mid 20th century. Hand wrought iron. Cm. 6,1 high x cm. 2,3 width (2.40″ x 0.91″); grams 9,6 (0.34 oz.). “The Turkana are the finest fighting men in East Africa”, so, without so many preambles, Mr. Crampton defined his subjects when he was appointed a politacal officer in Turkanaland. He...
1960'. Silver – gr. 17,3 (0.61 oz.); cm. 5,4 high x cm. 2,5 width (2.12 " x 0.98"); inner diameter cm. 2,2 (0.86 inches). US size 10.75. 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...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, old moroccan silver coin grams 18,4 (0.65 oz.). diameter 5,8 high (2.28"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75”); US size 9.00. 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...
1980'. Silver – grams 16,0 (0.56 oz.); cm. 3,8 high x cm. 2,8 width (1.50" x 1.10"); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.83 inches). 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver. Cm. 2,2 high (0.87") ; cm. 2,0 width (0.79”); the dove si cm. 3,0 high (118"). Inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.71”); US size 8.00. Grams 5,9 (0.21 oz). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the...
1980' - Silver gr. 25,7 (0,91 oz); cm. 3,3 high x cm. 2,6 width (1.30” x 1.02"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79"); US size 8.75. 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...
1970' - Silver grams 25,0 (0.88 oz); cm. 2,7 high x cm. 3,4 width (1.06” x 1.34"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79"); US size 8.0. 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...
Silver. Cm. 2,7 high x cm. 2,5 width (1.06” x 0.98"); internal diameter cm. 1,8 (0.71”). US size 8.0. Gr. 6,7 (0.24 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 Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity...
