Early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 51,0 high (20.08"); weight: grams 528,0 (18.62 oz.). Very good condition. A large fighting axe of the Chokwe people from Angola. Steel blade in good condition showing no significant oxidation. m19
Mid 20th century. Chiselled metal, gr. 448,1 (15.80 oz.); cm. 13,5 high x cm. 16,0 width (5.31" x 6.29"). Excellent condition, perfectly usable. 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...
Steel blade, beautiful braided leather scabbard. Without fringes cm. 35,0 in length (13.78″); the blade is cm. 22,5 in length (8.86″). 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...
End 19th, early 20th century. Iron. Cm. 55,3 high (21.77″); weight: grams 742,0 (26.18 oz.). For similar examples and more informations see “The Perfect Form”, by Roberto Ballarini page 184. m21
Mid 20th century. Wood, cm. 72,0 high (28.35"). The figure is mounted on a black iron stand which is included in the sale. Good condition. The Moba are based in the north of Togo, on the border with Burkina Faso. They are known for their strong minimalist, abstract Tchitchiri figures. The Tchitcheri...
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...
Early to mid 20th century. Copper, wood. Cm. 43,8 high (17.24″); weight: grams 246,9 (8.71 oz.). A knife of the Kuba (Ikula) with a hand beaten copper blade. The wooden handle is exquisitely decorated by inlaying thousands of wire bits into the wood and has a nice patina from tribal use. These knives were...
Wooden chest, decorated with brass and iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 20,0 width x cm. 11,3 depth (4.72” x 7.87″ x 4.45”). Excellent condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and...
Leather, glass beads. Cm. 30,0 high x cm. 17,5 width (11.81" x 6.89″); grams 271,9 (9.59 oz.). Excellent conditions. The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural groups in Kenya. Turkana district is the largest district in Kenya, but also one of the poorest, with more than 70% of...
Mid 20th century. Tin gr. 689,3 (24.31 oz.); copper, resin decorations. Cm. 21,0 high (8.27”) x cm. 21,0 width (8.27”). 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...
