Geometric layers of copper, aluminium and white metal on brass sheet; copper and aluminium studs. Cm. 14,0 in length (5.87″). Grams 58,7 (2.07 oz.). Beautiful shape. A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known as ” assrou n’ swoul “, generally translated as ” the key which is...
Mid 20th century. Tin gr. 546,5 (23.44 oz.); copper, brass, resin decorations. Cm. 18,4 high (7.24”) x cm. 21,5 width (8.46”). Mauritania takes its name from the ancient Berber kingdom that flourished beginning in the third century BC and later became the Roman province of...
1960′. Iron, leather, coins. Approx. cm. 22,0 high x cm. 11,5 width (8.66″ x 4.53”); grams 201,7 (7.11 oz). A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi – which in Arabic means non-Muslim – is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist,...
19th century. Brass. Gr. 461,4 (16.28 oz.); cm. 17,0 high (6.69”) x cm. 12,5 width (4.92”). This hand is the top piece of a lamp. For similar examples see “The Hand in Morocco”, by Khalid El Gharib, Malika Editions. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand...
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,...
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...
Mid 20th century. Chiselled metal, gr. 448,1 (15.80 oz.); cm. 13,5 high x cm. 16,0 width (5.31" x 6.29"). Excellent condition, perfectly usable. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and...
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...
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...
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...