Early 20th century. Cm. 58,5 high x 9,5 width (23.03 x 3.74 Inches); gr. 490,0 (17.28 oz.). Rectangular-section iron bar worked into strips. Forged into the shape of an axe with big iron tips heat-soldered radially into the curved part and with the points rolled into spirals. For similar examples and...
Hard wood. Height: 17,5 centimetres (6.89"). Width: 44,5 centimetres (17.52"). Depth: 5,5 centimetres (2.17") The Zulu, or also known as Amazulu, are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa. The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa with an estimated 10–12 million people living mainly in the province of...
Early 20th century. Iron, copper. Cm. 43,5 high x 36,0 width (17.13" x 14.17"); weight: grams 624,0 (22.01 oz.). Very good condition. Mabo throwing knives, collectively known as ndo were used as weapons of war, prestige objects, and currency blades. As reported by Poutrin (1910), no Ngbaka Mabo man ever left...
End 19th century - early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 21,3 high x cm. 13,2 width (8.38" x 5.19”). The wooden handle is cm. 10,7 in lenght (4.21"). Grams 880,50 (31.50 oz.). For more information, see “Tapis Berbères du Maroc – La symbolique origines et signification”, by Bruno Barbatti, ACR...
Approx. cm. 110,0 x 140,0 (43.31” x 55.12”). 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 the kingdom of the...
Early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 29,0 high (11.42"); weight: grams 184,0 (6.49 oz.). Very good condition. A small fighting axe of the Chokwe people from Angola. Steel blade in perfect condition showing no significant oxidation. m16
Brass. Mid 20th century. Cm. 25,7 high x 22,8 width (10.11 x 8.97 Inches); grams 2.368,0 (83.52 oz.). The Teke people are a Bantu Central African ethnic group. The name of the tribe shows what the occupation of the tribe was: trading. The word teke means 'to buy'. The economy...
Mid 20th century or earlier. Leather, silk. Cm. 26,0 high x cm. 10,0 width (10.14″ x 3.94”). 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...
Bronze. Early to mid 20th century. Cm. 10,5 high x 13,0 width (4.13 x 5.12 Inches); grams 1.107,0 (39.5 oz.). Heavy anklet, U-shaped body and massive terminals faceted with tipical geometric motifs. Much used by Tuareg tribes of Mali and Niger. Every anklet could be worn; price was established on...
Leather, shells, glass beads. The piece is cm. 37,0 in lenght (14.57"). The wallet is cm. 9,0 x cm. 7,5 (3.54" x 2.95"). Grams 71,4 (2.52"). 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...
