Cm. 31,0 high (12.20"); diameter cm. 25,0 (9.84"). George Lilanga (1934 – 27 June 2005) was a Tanzanian painter and sculptor, active from the late 1970s and until the early 21st century. He belonged to the Makonde people and lived most of his life in Dar es Salaam, the largest...
Buttons, animal teeth, cowries on basketry; raffia vinifera fibers. Cm. 16,0 high (6.30"); diameter cm. 19,5 (7.68"). The Lega people are an ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.They originated in what is today Uganda, and started to migrate from there to their present location in the 16th century. The...
Early to mid 20th century. Bronze gr. 149,1 (5.26 oz.); diameter cm. 9,0 (3.54″); inner diameter cm. 6,7 (2.64"). The Gurunsi are a set of related ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and south and central Burkina Faso. There are numerous ethnic sub-groups among the Gurunsi, such as: the Frafra, Nabt and...
Wooden chest, decorated with iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. 20th century – cm. 13,0 high x cm. 30,0 width x cm. 15,0 depth (5.12” x 11.81" x 5.91”). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central...
Early 20th century. Old real moroccan amber, old red mediterranean coral, old amazonite beads, old black coral beads (Yemen), shells, venetian murrina bead, old glass beads. Whitout stands, the necklace is cm. 37,0 long (14.57"); with stands, cm. 80,0 (31.50). Grams 206,5 (7.28 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...
The bag is cm. 19,2 long x cm. 7,0 width (7.55" x 2.75"). The pipe (brass, copper, aluminium, ebony) is cm. 12,5 long (4.92"). 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...
Mid 20th century. Chiselled metal, gr. 536,0 (18.90 oz.); cm. 18,3 high x cm. 21,5 width (7.20" x 8.46"). 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 history span 9,000 years, back to...
