Mid 20th century or older. Wood. Approximately cm. 79,0 x 20,0 (31.1” x 7.8”). Bambara Maternity Figure is intended to encourage fertility and to celebrate motherhood. The Bambara (or Bamana) are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. While the tourist...
Geometric layers of silver alloy and copper on iron sheet. Cm. 22,2 (8.74”) high x cm. 4,3 (1.69”) width; gr. 88,5 (3.12 oz.). A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known as ” assrou n’ swoul “, generally translated as ” the key which is thrown over the shoulder “. This...
Ida Ou Nadif people, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. Mid 20th century. Leather. The piece is approx. cm. 35,5 long (13.97 Inches) x cm. 29,5 width (11.61"). Beautiful symbols on this exceptional bag: solar discs, sacred bread and running water. Sold Ida Ou Nadif people, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. Mid 20th century. Leather. The piece is approx. cm. 35,5 long...
Early to mid 20th century. Wood, hair, pigment. Approx. cm. 21,0 long (8.26 Inches); cm 17,5 width (6.88 Inches); cm. 16,5 high (6.49 Inches). Vishnu is the supreme God and takes form as an all-inclusive deity, known as Purusha or Mahāpurusha, Paramātma (Supreme Soul), Antaryāmi (In-dweller), and he is the...
1st century B.C.-1,000 A.D.. Height cm. 47,5 (18.70 In.) The Bura terra cotta pieces originate from what is now Burkina Faso. The name Bura coming from the burial ground where the first archaeological pieces were found. Asinda and Sikka are two more precise locations, inside this larger excavation area. The first Bura...
Approx. cm. 40,0 width x cm. 94,0 long (15.7 x 37.0 Inches) 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...
Geometric layers of silver alloy and copper on bronze sheet. Cm. 23,3 (9.17”) high x cm. 4,6 (1.81”) width; gr. 65,1 (2.29 oz.). A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known as " assrou n' swoul ", generally translated as " the key which is thrown over the shoulder ". This...
Early to Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 34,0 x 15,0 (13.3” x 5.9”). Dogon art is primarily sculpture. Dogon art revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Dogon sculptures are not made to be seen publicly, and are commonly hidden from the public eye within the houses of families...
Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Cm. 100,5 high (39.5”). The Bambara (or Bamana) are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. While the tourist and art market is the main destination of modern Bamana artworks, most artistic traditions had been...
Authentic Old Used - DOGON MASK - Mali Early to Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 48,0 x 14,0 (18.8” x 5.5”). Dogon art is primarily sculpture. Dogon art revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Dogon sculptures are not made to be seen publicly, and are commonly hidden from...
