Old Zulu-Nguni Hide Shield – Ihawu – South Africa

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...

Tuareg Kajal Kohl Bottle – Niger

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...

Antique Kris Keris – Malaysia

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...

Huge Kota Anklet – Gabon

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,...

Fine Tuareg Chest – Mauritania

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....