Other Ethnic Objects

Old Fine Tuareg Leather Basket – Niger

Leather, vegetable fibres; nice designs. Diameter at the base cm. 23,0 (9.06”); top diameter cm. 13,5 (5.31"). 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...

Authentic Xhosa Pipe – South Africa

Wood, glass beads. Cm. 26,0 in lenght (10.24"); grams 87,8 (3.10 oz.). The Xhosa nation are a Bantu ethnic group from Southern Africa whose homeland is primarily within the modern-day Eastern Cape. The Xhosa people are divided into several tribes with related yet distinct heritages. The main tribes are the amaGcaleka, amaRharhabe,...

Fine Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania

Approx. cm. 90,0 x 79,0 (35.43” x 31.10”). Authentic straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Excellent conditions. 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...

Outstanding Old Berber Jewel Case – Ida Ou Nadif Tribe – Anti Atlas, Morocco

Engraved wooden jewel case, paint. End 19th century – cm. 25,0 high x cm. 25,3 width x cm. 17,3 depth. 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...

Fine Tuareg Lock – Mali/Niger

The lock (iron, brass, silver and copper decorations) is cm. 10,0 high x cm 12,0 width (5.59" x 1.96"); gr. 234,9 (9.82 oz). 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...

Old Tuareg Hammer – Niger

Mid 20th century. Brass, copper, silver gr. 807,9 (28.5 oz.). Cm. 26,0 high x cm. 14,5 width (10.24” x 5.71”). 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 western Sahara and the...

Old Large Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania

Approx. cm. 110,0 x 140,0 (43.31” x 55.12”). Authentic old straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. 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,...