Leather, glass beads. Cm. 30,0 high x cm. 17,5 width (11.81" x 6.89″); grams 271,9 (9.59 oz.). Excellent conditions. The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural groups in Kenya. Turkana district is the largest district in Kenya, but also one of the poorest, with more than 70% of...
Mid 20th century. Tin gr. 689,3 (24.31 oz.); copper, resin decorations. Cm. 21,0 high (8.27”) x cm. 21,0 width (8.27”). 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 Garamantes, described...
Mid 20th century. Bronze, copper, enamel gr. 637,2 (22.47 oz.). Cm. 25,0 high x cm. 14,0 width (9.84” x 5.51”). Authentic old Tuareg hammer, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers are used by Tuareg to break blocks of sugar. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and...
1970-80. Cm. 84,0 high x cm. 69,5 width (33.07" x 27.36"). An old, original and complete object, with good usage patina and minor age-related damage. These camel saddles are formed by stitching and glueing brightly colored leather embossed onto a forked wooden base. The leather was then embellished with delicate drawings, as...
The bag is cm. 15,8 long x cm. 6,2 width (6.22" x 2.44"). The pipe (brass, copper, resin) is cm. 13,0 long (5.12"). 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver, mediterranean coral grams 12,7 (0.77 oz); cm. 8,0 high (4.13" x 1.54”). 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...
Approx. cm. 90,0 high x cm. 46,0 width (35.43" x 18.11"). 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 Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two millennia,...
Early to mid 20th century. Cm. 59,5 high x 15,0 width (23.43 x 5.91 Inches); grams 956 (33.65 oz.). The Chamba people have their own particular religious beliefs known as the Chamba religion. The traditional religion of the Chamba is premised on a creator solar God (Su) and ancestor spirits who...
Glass beads, cowrie shells, wool. The piece is approx cm. 130,0 in lenght (51.18"). Grams 634,0 (22.36 oz.). Excellent general conditions; some beads have been lost. The Rashaida is a tribe of ethnic Bedouin Arabs descending from Hawazin native to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. In 1846, many Rashaida migrated...
Wooden chest, decorated with iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 40,0 width x cm. 21,0 depth (2.05” x 7.48″ x 2.36”). Excellent overall condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
