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Mid 20th century. Wool. Without fringes cm. 80,0 high x cm. 77,0 width (31.49” x 30.31”). Henna dye. Excellent conditions. The design obtained with henna represents orifices of the human body. Beautiful women’s foulard from the Ida Ou Nadif tribe. For more information and similar examples: “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity...
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 80,5 x 35,5 (31.69 x 13.97 Inches). Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They are hunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands which...
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 120,0 x 77,0 (47.24 x 30.31 Inches). The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women and children belonging to the...
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 82,0 x 56,0 (32.28 x 22.04 Inches). The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women and children belonging to the...
Leather, cawrie shells, glass beads and metal elements. Cm. 62,0 high x cm. 28,5 width (24.40" x 11.22"). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated goatskin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets and...
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 64,0 x 63,0 (25.19 x 24.80 inches). The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women and children belonging to the same...
Leather, glass and metal beads. Cm. 38,5 high x cm. 25,5 width (15.15" x 10.03"). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated skin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets and waistbands adorn...
Early 20th century. Wool. Cm. 142 high x cm. 93,0 width (55.90” x 36.61”). OUTSTANDING FABRIC. 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 the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up...
Leather, glass and metal beads. Cm. 43,0 high x cm. 23,0 width (16.92" x 9.05"). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated goatskin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets and waistbands adorn...
Approx. cm. 70 high. The size of these skirts can be adjusted via a cord. The Konso live in an isolated region of the basalt hills. The area is made up of hard rocky slopes. They are mixed agriculturists using their dry and infertile lands to grow crops. Their most...
