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...
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...
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...
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 the...
Copper and zinc alloy. 19th century. Diameter cm. 7,8; inner diameter cm. 6,0; Cm. 3,8 high; gr. 461,3. The name of the tribe shows what the occupation of the tribe was: trading. The word teke means 'to sell'. The economy of the Teke is mainly based on farming maize, millet and tobacco,...
The piece is cm. 85,0 high x cm. 10,0 width (33.46″ x 3.93″). Copper zoomorphic spiral (snake) made with a hexagonal section rod. The section in the upper part is larger than in the lower. They were very important objects for the Iyembe who used them for paying the wedding dowry. For a similar example see: "The...
Early 20th century. Copper and brass. Grams 599,8 (21.16 oz.). Outer diameter cm. 8,5 (3.74″); inner diameter cm. 5,6 (2.20″). m19
Early to mid 20th century. Copper grams 2.512,0. Cm. 13,0 width; inner diameter cm. 7,5 depth. Manillas are a form of money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of designs, sizes, and weights. Originating before...
Early 20th century. Bronze, lost-wax casting. Grams 188,1 (6.64 oz.). Cm. 5,3 high x 5,8 width (2.09″ x 2.28"); inner diameter cm. 5,0 (1.97″). The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the Lobi migrated into southern Burkina Faso and later into...
Early 20th century. Cm. 58,5 high x 9,5 width (23.03 x 3.74 Inches); gr. 490,0 (17.28 oz.). Rectangular-section iron bar worked into strips. Forged into the shape of an axe with big iron tips heat-soldered radially into the curved part and with the points rolled into spirals. For similar examples and more...
