The lock (iron, brass, copper and silver decorations) is cm. 14,5 long x cm 6,0 width. The key (brass sheet on iron) is cm. 13,0 long. 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...
19th century. Wood. Dimensions closed: cm. 40,5 high (15.94) x cm 17,1 width (6.73 Inches). Two folding rectangular panels, the feet as spandrels of a cusped arch. This Qur'an stand was made for endowment to a madrasa, or theological college.
Mid 20th century. Top quality tin; copper, brass and wood decorations. Cm. 18,0 high x cm. 20,0 width (Inches 7.08 x 7.87); gr. 570 (20.10 oz.). The care, attention to detail and goldsmith techniques, used by the Tuareg to create their own jewelry, are also used in everyday objects. The Tuareg people...
1950-1960. Top quality tin. Cm. 23,0 high x cm. 26,0 width (Inches 9.05 x 10.23). Excellent condition; perfectly usable. 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...
Approx. cm. 82,0 x 45,0 (33.46 x 17.71 Inches). Authentic old straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. 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...
Leather, wool, silk. Excellent condition. Approx. cm. 25,3 long (9.96") x cm. 10,5 width (4.13”). 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...
Mid 20th century. Iron; Silver, copper and brass decorations. The Lock is approx. cm. 10,3 x 5,9 - the Key is cm. 15,6 x 3,5. Gr. 363,7 (12.82 oz.). These locks are used to close chests. These elaborate keys are often worn by tuareg as a counterweight to keep their head-cloths...
Bronze, silver, copper, enamel. Mid 20th century – cm. 28,0 high x cm. 15,0 width (11.02” x 5.90”). Authentic old Tuareg hammer, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers are used by Tuareg to break blocks of sugar. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western...
Geometric layers of silver and copper on bronze sheet. Cm. 22,5 high (8.85”) x cm. 5,1 width (2.0”); gr. 103,2 (3.64 oz.). A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known as " assrou n' swoul ", generally translated as " the key which is thrown over the shoulder ". This elaborate...
Mid 20th century. Vegetable fibers, beads. Cm. 16,0 (6.29”) high x cm. 47,0 (18.50”) width. A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. 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...
