The piece is cm. 85,0 high x cm. 10,0 width (33.46″ x 3.93″). Copper zoomorphic spiral (snake) made with a hexagonal section rod. The section in the upper part is larger than in the lower. They were very important objects for the Iyembe who used them for paying the wedding dowry. For a similar example see: "The...
Mid 20th century. Bronze cm. 30,0 high x cm. 12,7 width (11.81" x 5.00"). gr. 642,3 (22.66 oz.). Kpelie masks are usually oval in shape with arched crescent shaped eyebrows over narrow slit eyes. The small mouth opens below a slender nose. Scarification marks add to presentation of what is considered beautiful to the...
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, the...
Extra fine camel leather quality. The bag is cm. 120,0 x 40,5 (39.76” x 15.16”). 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...
Bronze. The female figure is cm. 35,0 high; the male figure is cm. 31,7 high. Grams 1348,0. Headed by the Oluwo (chief priest), the Yoruba Ogboni (meaning 'cult of old age') is a society of respected elderly men and women responsible for the management and wellbeing of their community through the...
Early 20th century. Iron, brass. Cm. 57,5 high (22.64″); weight: grams 1186,0 (41.83 oz.). The Azande (plural of "Zande") are an ethnic group of North Central Africa. The word Azande means "the people who possess much land", and refers to their history as conquering warriors. They live primarily in the northeastern...
Early 20th century. Copper and brass. Grams 599,8 (21.16 oz.). Outer diameter cm. 8,5 (3.74″); inner diameter cm. 5,6 (2.20″). m19
20th century. Carved wood, multiple layers of multi-colored trade glass beads, leather amulets, cowrie shells. Cm. 22,5 high (8.86"); grams 552,8 (19.5 oz.). In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) fro m wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small amulets. He...
End 19th century, early 20th century. Engraved buffalo or elephant skin. Diameter cm. 42,0 (16.46") ; Depth cm. 15,0 (5.91"). Former italian private collection (Grassi family, Sarzana, Toscana, Italy). The region Amhara is extends over the ancient provinces of Bégemder, Godjam and includes a part of the ancient province of Wollo. The Amhara...
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 live...
