Other Ethnic Objects

Old Fine Tuareg Lock – Niger

The lock (iron, brass, copper and silver decorations) is cm. 16,5 width x cm 5,3 high (6.50″ x 2.09″). The key (brass sheet on iron) is cm. 14,8 high (5.83″); grams 278,8 (9.83 oz). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...

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...

Fine Tuareg Sandals – Niger

Braided leather. Approx. cm. 30,8 x 13,1 (12.13” x 5.16”). 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,...

Authentic Exceptional Berber Pipe – Apricot Wood – Ouazzane, North Morocco

Apricot wood, brass, terracotta mouthpiece, leather bags. The pipe is cm. 64,0 in length (25.2"); perfect conditions, never used. 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...