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...
Mid 20th century. Bronze, copper, enamel gr. 637,2 (22.47 oz.). Cm. 25,0 high x cm. 14,0 width (9.84” x 5.51”). 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...
1970-80. Cm. 84,0 high x cm. 69,5 width (33.07" x 27.36"). An old, original and complete object, with good usage patina and minor age-related damage. These camel saddles are formed by stitching and glueing brightly colored leather embossed onto a forked wooden base. The leather was then embellished with delicate drawings, as...
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...
Early to mid 20th century. Iron, wood. cm. 45,3 high (17.83"). Prestige knife like this, dating from the colonial period, have sometimes been used in major barter transactions. See tribal Arms monographs Volume 2 “Performing Knives and derivatives” of Christian Gosseau, Brussels 1997 Figs 87-88. m16
Camel leather. The bag is cm. 130,0 width x 35,0 high (51.18” x 13.78”). With fringes, the piece is cm. 80 high (31.50"). 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...
Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Approx. cm 83,5 long, cm 16,3 depth, cm 12,5 high. The chest is made from a single block of wood m20
Mid 20th century. Bronze; lost wax. Cm. 24,8 high x 12,9 width (9.76″ x 5.08″); grams 548,3 (19.34 oz.). The metal stud that held the right arm nailed to the cross has come off (see photos n. 2). Apart from that, the crucifix is in perfect condition. m20
Early 20th century. Iron, copper. Cm. 54,5 high (21.46″); weight: grams 395,7 (13.96 oz.). The Mongo people are a Bantu ethnic group who live in the equatorial forest of Central Africa. They are the second largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highly influential in its north region. The Mongo people,...
