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Other Talismans
Old Fine Large Berber Pendant – Taznakht Village, South Morocco
Mid 20th century. Silver, glass, enamel. Gr. 37,1 (1.31 oz.); cm. 11,0 high x cm. 9,2 width (4.33″ x 3.62″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Old Lobi Ritual Snake – Burkina Faso
Iron. Cm. 14,0 long x cm. 6,0 width (13.19″ x 2.68″); Gr. 153,2 (5.56 oz.).
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770…
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 8,1 high (3.19″); Gr. 42,8 (1.51 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
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– “Bronzes gan…
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 7,0 high x cm. 6,5 width (2.76″ x 2.56″); Gr. 38,7 (1.37 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 7,5 high x cm. 7,3 width (2.95″ x 2.87″); Gr. 48,2 (1.70 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – TORFAN – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 7,2 width (4.72″ x 2.83″); Gr. 82,2 (2.90 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
“The Torfan…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Fine Kotoko Horseman – Putchu Guinadji – Chad
Bronze. Cm. 9,6 high x 8,5 width (3.78″ x 3.34″); Gr. 203,6 (7.18 oz.).
These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness.
The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon…
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Other Talismans
Old Fine Coptic Cross – Tigrai Region, Northen Ethiopia
Silver. Cm. 5,5 x cm. 2,9 (3.11 x 2.01 Inches); grams 9,7 (0.81 oz.). Beautiful work..
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most…
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Tcherot Talismans
Fine Tuareg Talisman – TCHEROT – Mali
Copper and brass on iron sheet gr. 73 (1.65 oz.); cm. 8,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (3.74” x 4.05″).
In the Tuareg language (Tamahaq), the literal sense of the word…
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 7,5 high x cm. 7,0 width (2.95″ x 2.75″); Gr. 41,4 (1.46 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Timia – Niger
1960-1970. Silver grams 12,1 (0.43 oz). Cm. 6,9 x 2,7 (2.72” x 1.06”).
The Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the…
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Agadez – Niger
Tribal metal alloy (silver low degree) on multiple layers of hide. Cm. 6,7 width x cm. 6,3 high (2.64″ x 2.48″). Gr. 22,7 (0.80 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of…
