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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Chameleon – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 6,2 high x cm. 8,9 width (2.44″ x 3.50″); Gr. 40,7 (1.44 oz.).
Due to its physically mutating nature and adaptability, the Chameleon is a symbol of…
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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Crocodiles – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 8,3 high x cm. 8,5 width (3.27″ x 3.35″); Gr. 46,9 (1.65 oz.).
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting…
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Animist
Gan Bronze Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 10,9 high (4.29″); Gr. 46,7 (1.65 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
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Tuareg Cross
Fine Tuareg Silver Cross – Abalak – Niger
Silver grams 15,8 (0.56 oz). Cm. 7,1 x 4,1 (2.80” x 1.61”).
Tuareg People
The Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the Sahara Desert. Their whole existence, difficult… -
Hand of Fatima
Old Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Shells on multiple layers of hide. Cm. 10,7 width x cm. 7,4 high (4.21″ x 2.91″). Gr. 60,7 (2.14 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed…
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Hand of Fatima
Fine Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Niger
Tribal metal alloy (silver low degree) on multiple layers of hide. Cm. 6,7 width x cm. 7,1 high (2.64″ x 2.80″). Gr. 25,6 (0.90 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of…
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Agadez – Niger
1960-1970. Silver grams 11,7 (0.41 oz). Cm. 8,2 x 5,3 (3.23” x 2.09”).
The Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the…
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Hand of Fatima
Old Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Shell on leather. Cm. 4,0 width x cm. 5,5 high (1.57″ x 2.17″). Gr. 24,9 (0.88 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed to ward off the evil eye and,…
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Hand of Fatima
Fine Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Massive silver, old glass beads. The Khomissar is cm. 5,9 width x cm. 5,5 high (2.32″ x 2.17″); the necklace il cm. 54,0 long (21,26″). Gr. 61,8 (2.18 oz).
The Khomissar,…
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Animist, Rings
Old Large Dogon Cerimonial Ring – Ancestors – Mali
Bronze. Cm. 7,7 high x 3,0 width (3.03″ x 1.18″). Gr. 95,6 (3.37 oz.). Diameter US size 10.00.
Metal works like this Dogon cerimonial ring is molded in bronze by ‘the lost…
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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Chameleons – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 6,0 high x cm. 8,2 width (2.36″ x 3.23″); Gr. 43,9 (1.55 oz.).
Due to its physically mutating nature and adaptability, the Chameleon is a symbol of wisdom.
The Lobi are…
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Tcherot Talismans
Fine Old Tuareg Talisman – TCHEROT – Azawagh, Niger
1970′. Engraved silver sheet on brass, copper, silver studs. Grams 42,4 (1.50 oz.); cm. 8,7 high x cm. 7,0 width (3.43” x 2.76″).
In the Tuareg language (Tamahaq), the literal sense of the word “Tcherot” means “letter”,…
