Silver, enamel gr. 838,7 (29.58 oz.); cm. 10,0 width x cm. 9,0 high (3.93" x 3.54"). The central talisman is cm. 5,4 width x cm 5,6 high (2.12" x 2.20"). These anklets are worn by Moorish women during the dance of Guedra. The Guedra is a ritual dance of...
Cowhide cm. 59,0 x cm. 40,0 (23.23″ x 15.75″). A Nguni shield is a traditional, pointed oval-shaped, ox or cowhide shield which is used by various ethnic groups among the Nguni people of southern Africa. A cow-hide shield is known as isihlangu, ihawu or ingubha in Zulu, and ikhaka or ikhawu...
Metal, several layers of wood and resin. Cm. 8,8 high (3.46”). The kohl or kajal is a powder composed mainly of galena, malachite, sulfur and animal fat used for eye makeup to darken the eyelids anddraw the eye. Depending on the composition can be black or gray. The use of kohl...
High: cm. 37,5 (14.76"); grams 236,1 (8.33 oz.). The Keris or Kris in the Malay and Indonesian languages, is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickel iron. Both a weapon and spiritual object, kris are often considered to have an essence or presence, considered to...
Bronze grams 3.088. Width cm 17,5, thickness cm. 11,0, height cm. 16,0. The Bakota (or Kota) are a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of Gabon and Congo. The true meaning of Bakota is unclear, however it may be derived from the word kota, which means to bind/to attach/to link,...
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 city...
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 Lega...
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 Talensi...
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 Sahel....
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 of...
