Leather, glass beads. The bag is approx. cm. 42,0 x 47,0 (16.53” x 18.50″). Among the Maasai such bags are known as Olbene. Very often they would be embellished with glass beads forming elegant curves, vertical lines and other geometric motifs. Olbene leather bags were used by women to hold water or other valuable belongs. These bags were also […]
Tuareg – Leather. The bag is approx. cm. 32,0 x 28,0 (12.59” x 11.02″). With fringes, the bag is cm. 58,0 high (28.83″). 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 mostly […]
20th century. Leather. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 32,0 width (11.02” x 12.59″). With fringes the bag is approx. cm. 60,0 long (23.62″). Perfect conditions. 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 […]
Leather. The bag is approx. cm. 45,0 width x 30,2 high (17.71” x 11.88″). With fringes, the bag is cm. 54,0 high (21.25″). 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 mostly […]
Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Cm. 28,3 high x cm 17,8 width (11.14 x 7.00 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 the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two millennia, the […]
Mid 20th century. The chest (wood) is cm. 16,5 high x cm. 31,0 width( 6.49″ x 12.20″); the lock (iron, brass and copper decorations) is cm. 3,3 high x cm 8,0 width (1.29″ x 3.14″); the key is cm. 8,7 high (3.42″). The Sahrawi people are the people living in the western part of the […]
Leather. Cm. 36,0 high x cm. 37,0 width (14.17″ x 14.56”). 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 […]
Mid 20th century. Leather. Cm. 24,0 high x cm. 27,3 width (9.44″ x 10.74”). Moroccan Jews are the Jews who live or lived in Morocco. The first Jews migrated to this area after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and settled among the Berbers. They were later met by a second wave of migration […]
Extra fine leather quality. Beautiful designs. Without fringes approx. cm. 70,0 x 40,5 (13.77” x 10.23”). 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 […]
Camel leather; approx. cm. 32,0 x 60,0 (12.59” x 23.62”). 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 mostly nomads. For over two millennia, the Tuareg […]