Bronze: 1) Grams 59,0 (2.08 oz.). Cm. 20,1 high (7.91″); 2) Grams 42,6 (1.50 oz.). Cm. 20,4 high (8.03″); 3) Grams 50,0 (1.76 oz.). Cm. 22,7 high (8.94″); 4) Grams 43,4 (1.53 oz.). Cm. 19,5 high (7.68″); 5) Grams 46,7 (1.65 oz.). Cm. 19,2 high (7.56″). Authentic old Tuareg hammers, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These...
Iron currency. Early 20th century. Height: 46.0 cm (18.11 in); weight: 744 g (26.24 oz). The Mumuye and Chamba are small ethnic groups inhabiting the border regions of eastern Nigeria. This currency consists of an iron staff from which emerges a sheaf of individual, sinuous, snake‑shaped ramifications. The structure, forged and...
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 34,0 high (13.39″). Grams 422,3 (14.89 oz.). Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, and in the African diaspora in the Americas. The sophisticated theology of the Ewe people is similar to those of nearby ethnic groups, such as the Fon religion....
Approx. cm. 55,0 x 47,0 (21.65” x 18.50”). Authentic straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Excellent conditions. 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...
19th century. Copper grams 1.448,0 (51.08 oz.). Cm. 10,0 high x cm. 12,0 width x cm. 4,0 thickness (3.94″ x 4.72″ x 1.57"). The Yoruba people are an African ethnic group that inhabits western Africa, mainly Nigeria and Benin. As an ethnic description, the word “Yoruba” (or more correctly, “Yaraba”) was originally in...
Wooden chest, decorated with iron and brass plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 40,8 width x cm. 20,0 high x cm. 20,0 depth (16.06” x 7.87″ x 7.87”)., Excellent condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
Wood. Cm. 10,4 high x cm. 4,0 width (4.09" x 1.57"). Beautiful patina. These weaving stretchers were used to keep the fabric at a constant width during the work. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span...
Carved hard wood. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 20,5 width x cm 20,5 depth (11.02" x 8.07" x 8.07"); grams 1256,0 (44.30 oz.). The 'noo' masks are worn by healers. A fine wooden helmet surmounted by a stylized representation of bird; in the back "the mythical bull that first revealed his secret...
Leather, red fabric. The piece is approx. cm. 47,0 high x 12,0 width (18.50” x 4.72”). The bag contains a scroll in the front and is cm. 12,5 x cm. 9,0 (4.92” x 3.54”). This old bag contains a scroll in the front. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are...
Bronze gr. 1.558,0 (54.96 oz.); cm. 10,5 high, cm. 14,5 width (4.13" x 4.71"). The Senufo are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups of Gur-speaking people living in an area spanning from southern Mali and the extreme western corner of Burkina Faso to Katiola in Côte d’Ivoire. Daily life for...
