Carved from a single piece of wood. Cm. 27,0 width x cm. 13,0 high (7.09″ x 6.57″); gr. 364,4 (4.83 oz.). The Arbore are a Cushitic ethnic group living in southern Ethiopia, near Lake Chew Bahir. The Arbore people are pastoralists. With a total population of 6,850, the Abore population is...
Early 20th century. Diameter 47,5 cm; depth about 17,0 cm. A conic shape shield of buffalo leather, of the type of the Ethiopian highlands. With relieved margin, covered with dark brown velvet on the front (velvet comes from Persia) and richly decorated with ornamented brass elements: an arched shield boss, 4 bronze...
Wood, paint. The mask is cm. 49,0 high xcm. 44,0 width x cm 41,0 depth (19.29" x 17.32" x 16.14"); grams 4.418,0 (9.74 oz.). Through a system of threads, the figures above the mask move like puppets. Gelede The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which...
Cm. 88,0 in lenght (34.65"). The blade is cm. 67,0 (26.38"). An authentic sword of the Mandingo (or Mandinka) people of West Africa, the scabbard and handle of this sword require attention for the piece to live up to its full potential. The Mandingo ethnicity has a rich history that reaches even...
Iron, cm. 67,0 high (26.38"). Grams 2.565,0 (90.48 oz.). The Mumuye figures tend to be elongated ranging in size from 20 to 160 cm. The legs are usually angular, and ribbon-like arms wrap around the torso with elbows clearly marked. The Mumuye occasionally used their figures for divination and healing, as did...
Early to mid 20th century. Wood, glass beads. Cm 30,0 high x cm. 13,5 width x cm. 5,5 deep (11.81' x 5.31'' x 2.17"). Grams 786 (27.73 oz) The Hemba people (or Eastern Luba) are an ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Hemba people live in villages, recognizing...
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 the...
Extra fine camel leather quality. Approx. cm. 135,0 width x 105,0 width (53.15” x 41.34”). Perfect conditions, beautiful Tuareg geometric designs (permanent ink). 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...
Copper grams 784,0 (27.65 oz.). Cm. cm 10.5 width (4.13″). Manillas are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. As a means of exchange they originated in Calabar. Calabar was the chief city of the ancient southeast Nigerian coastal kingdom of...
Heavy hardwood cm. 37,0 high x cm. 19,0 width (14.56" x 7.48"). gr. 741,7 (26.16 oz.). Kpelie masks are usually oval in shape with arched crescent shaped eyebrows over narrow slit eyes. The small mouth opens below a slender nose. Scarification marks add to presentation of what is considered beautiful to the...
