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Boghdad Crosses
Old Fine Berber Cross – BOGHDAD – South Morocco
Silver (gr. 25,8 – 0.91 oz.). Size: cm. 6,6 x 5,4 (2.60″ x 2.13″). Extra fine work.
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from…
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Other Talismans
Old Coptic Cross – Oromo – Ethiopia
79,95€Silver. Cm. 5,0 x cm. 2,8 (1.97 x 1.10 Inches); grams 13,1 (0.46 oz.).
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most prized possession,…
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Animist
Old Toussian Amulet – Leopard – Cote d’Ivoire
1970-80. Bronze. Cm. 10,6 width x cm. 4,6 high (4.17″ x 1.81″”). Grams 74,0 (2.61 oz).
The Toussian of Burkina Faso, numbering 40,000, are part of the Gur people cluster within…
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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Chameleons – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 7,1 high x cm. 9,2 width (2.28″ x 3.62″); Gr. 50,0 (1.76 oz.).
Due to its physically mutating nature and adaptability, the Chameleon is a symbol of…
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AnimistOld Sidamo Amulet – Southern Ethiopia
59,95€Early to mid 20th century. Copper cm. 9,8 high (3.86″); Gr. 22,2 (0.78 oz.).
The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They…
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Zinder – Niger
1970. Silver grams 26,2 (0.92 oz). Cm. 6,8 x 2,7 (2.68” x 1.06”).
The Tuareg live in one of themost inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the Sahara…
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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Chameleons – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 8,5 high x cm. 5,6 width (3.35″ x 2.20″); Gr. 52,4 (1.85 oz.).
Due to its physically mutating nature and adaptability, the Chameleon is a symbol of…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Fine Senufo Ancestors Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Bronze. Cm. 5,5 high x cm. 5,3 width (2.17″ x 2.09); grams 144,4 (5.09 oz.).
The Senufo people are an ethnolinguistic group of West Africa. They consist of several subgroups that…
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Animist, Necklaces
Huge Beautiful Lobi Amulet – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze, leather. The amulet is cm. 19,5 high x cm. 11,6 width (7.68″ x 4.57″). Gr. 251,4 (8.87 oz.).
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what…
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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Crocodile – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 8,3 high x cm. 4,6 width (3.27″ x 1.81″); Gr. 36,0 (1.27 oz.).
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting…
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Other Talismans
Old Sidamo Amulet – Southern Ethiopia
Early 20th century. Copper cm. 5,3 high x 4,4 width (1.42″ x 1.77″); Gr. 50,9 (1.44 oz.).
The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the…
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Animist, Rings
Old Dogon Ring – Mali
Bronze. Cm. 2,6 high x cm. 3,4 width (1.02″ x 1.34″). Inner diameter cm. 2,2 (0.87″). Gr. 15,7 (0.55 oz.).
Metal works like this Dogon ring is molded in bronze by…
