Bags and Chests

Berber Wallet – North Morocco

1960'. Leather. Cm. 14,7 width (5.78″)  x cm. 9,8 high (3.85”).   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 River. The name Berber appeared for the first time after the end of the...

Tuareg Bag and Smoking Pipe – Niger

20th century. The bag is cm. 13,1 long x cm. 5,4 width (5.15 x 2.12 Inches). The pipe (wood, brass, copper, white metal) is cm. 7,7 long (3.03 Inches). 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...

Tuareg Leather Bag – Niger

Leather, red and yellow fabric; approx. cm. 26,0 high x cm. 29,0 max. width (10.23” x 11.41”). With fringes the bag is cm. 51,0 high (20.07"). 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...

Tuareg Chest – Mauritania

Wooden chest, decorated with bronze and brass plaques on both sides, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Mid 20th century; cm. 11,8 high x cm. 40,5 width x cm. 21,5 depth (4.64” x 15.94 x 8.46”). Excellent decoration and patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the...

Fine Berber Bag – North Morocco

1950'-1960'. Leather, coins. Cm. 24,7 high (10.23″)  x cm. 27,2 width (11.41”). Excellent conditions; the zip on the back has been replaced. Extra fine work. 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 River. The...

Tuareg Bag and Smoking Pipe – Niger

  1970-1980. The bag is cm. 17,2 long x cm. 6,7 width (6.77 x 2.63 Inches). The pipe (brass, copper, white metal, wood) is cm. 11,2 long (4.40 Inches).   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...

Fine Berber Bag – North Morocco

1950'-1960'. Leather. Cm. 26,0 high (10.23″)  x cm. 29,0 width (11.41”). 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 River. The name Berber appeared for the first time after the end of the...

Tuareg Chest – Mauritania

Wooden chest, decorated with bronze plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Mid 20th century; cm. 8,0 high x cm. 18,9 width x cm. 8,6 depth (3.14” x 7.44 x 3.38”); gr. 494,4 (17.43 oz.).   The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and...