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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Kotoko Warrior – Putchu Guinadji – Chad
Bronze; gr. 98,5 (3.47 oz.); cm. 7,0 high x cm. 6,0 width (2.76″ x 2.36″).
These talismans are believed to cure the madness.
The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon…
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Hand of Fatima
Beautiful Hand of Fatima – KHAMSA – HAMESH – Berber – Tiznit, South Morocco
1980′. Silver, enamel. Grams 26,9 (0.95 oz); Cm. 6,7 high x cm. 5,0 width (2.64″ x 1.97”).
The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection…
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Hand of Fatima, Necklaces
Fine Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Niger
Tribal metal, copper, ebony, glass and metal beads. Cm. 7,0 width x cm. 8,0 high (2.56″ x 3.15″). The necklace is cm. 45 long (17.72″). Gr. 78,7 (2.78 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Ancestor Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood. Cm. 12,8 high x cm. 4,0 width (5.04″ x 1.57″); grams 16,7 (0.59 oz.).
These ancestor figures are preserved and revered inside the private home.
The Senufo people are an… -
Other Talismans
Fine Tuareg Bella Talisman – Niger
Metal on leather; grams 18,7 (0.66 oz.); cm. 6,5 high x cm. 4,8 width (2.56″ x 1.89″).
Bella live Niger and Mali but are of Sudanese origin in Africa. The Bella…
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Other Talismans
Old Coptic Cross – Shewa Region, Northen Ethiopia
Mid 20th century. Silver. Cm. 6,1 x cm. 4,3 (2.40 x 1.69 Inches); grams 16,7 (0.59 oz.). This cross is decorated on both sides.
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn…
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Animist
Old Kotoko Bronze – Bond of Love – Cameroon
20th century. Cm. 3,6 high x 2,9 width (1.42″ x 1.14″); Gr. 33,1 (1.17 oz.).
The Kotoko people are a Chadic ethnic group located in northern Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria. The Kotoko population is composed…
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Other Talismans
Old Ring Talisman – HRKMO – Axum, Tigray Region, North Ethiopia
Mid 20th century. Silver alloy with gold wash; gr. 43,2 (1.52 oz.); diameter cm. 3,2 (1.26″); cm. 0,8 depth (0.31″). Excellent conditions.
These elaborate heavy rings are Christians talismans. They are…
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Other Talismans
Old Coptic Cross – Shewa Region, Northen Ethiopia
Mid 20th century. Silver. Cm. 7,9 x cm. 5,1 (3.11 x 2.01 Inches); grams 23,0 (0.81 oz.). This cross is decorated on both sides.
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn…
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AnimistOld Sidamo Amulet – Southern Ethiopia
39,95€Mid 20th century. Aluminium cm. 7,4 high x 4,3 width (2.91″ x 1.69″); Gr. 26,8 (0.95 oz.).
The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They speak…
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Tcherot Talismans
Old Fine Tuareg Talisman – TCHEROT – Mali / Mauritania
1980′. Tribale metal (metal alloy – low silver degree) on iron gr. 57,3 (2.02 oz.). The necklace is cm. 40 in length (15.75″); the tcherot talisman is cm. 8,0 high…
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Other Talismans
Old Fine Silver Coptic Cross – Mekelle, Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
Silver, grams 5,5 (1.34 oz.). Cm. 4,2 x cm. 2,3 (3.94 x 3.15 Inches).
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most prized possession, a…
