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...
1960s. Height 36,5 cm (cm. 39,0 on the stand); weight 936,3 grams (including stand). Clear evidence of ritual use. These ritual phalluses were placed on household altars or directly into the ground to stimulate crop growth. Legba is a very important figure in the Fon and Ewe religions traditionally practiced in Benin...
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...
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 23,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (9.06" x 3.03"); grams 341,7 (12.05 oz.). Throughout history the phenomenon of twins has always been the subject of great curiosity and charm, such as surprising and uncontrollable force of nature, stimulating particular actions and behaviors. In Togo and Bènin, if one...
Mid 20th century. Leather, silk. 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 by keeping up their unique language and culture which are, like their land,...
Mid-XXth century or earlier. Hardwood, traces of paint. Cm. 74,0 high x 10,8 width (29.13" x 4.25"). Attractive patina, beatifully carved and minutely engraved. A variety of poles is used in the jaima, the tuarg tent. They are often richly decorated and they may then turn into symbols of status. This particular...
