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Old Ashanti (Asante) Brass Container – Ghana
Brass. Height: 14.7 cm (5.79 in). Width: 11.0 cm (4.33 in). Depth: 8.2 cm (3.23 in). Weight: 817.3 g (28.84 oz).
Cast brass with domed lid, standing on four short feet…
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Old Tuareg Leather Bag and Smoking Pipe – Niger
Finely crafted leather. Height: 14.0 cm (5.51 in). The pipe, made of brass, iron, ebony, and camel bone, measures 10.2 cm (4.02 in).
The Tuareg people inhabit a vast area covering…
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Old Large Ashanti Ceremonial Stool – Ahenkro Region, Ghana
Wood. Dimensions: 57.3 cm wide × 35.0 cm high × 29.0 cm deep (22.56 × 13.78 × 11.42 in). Weight: 5,744 g (12.66 lb).
Among the Akan peoples of Ghana, including…
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Other ObjectsOld Ashanti Divination Basin – Ghana
250,00€Early 20th century. Bronze; weight 433.0 g (15.27 oz); maximum diameter 32.5 cm (12.80 in). Lost‑wax casting combined with chasing and repoussé work. Warm, aged patina.
Among the Ashanti, metal basins…
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Other ObjectsOld Turkana Food Container – Eburi – Kenya
119,95€Wood, leather, pigment. Weight 470.9 g (16.61 oz); height 20.8 cm (8.19 in); width 12.0 cm (4.72 in).
As nomads, the Turkana of northern Kenya traditionally produce primarily functional objects, designed…
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Outstanding Old Moorish Teapot – Mauritania
Tin, copper, silver elements, brass, resin decorations. Weight: 702.7 g (24.79 oz). Dimensions: 20,3 cm high (7.99 in) × 21.5 cm wide (8.46 in).
Mauritania takes its name from the ancient…
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Other ObjectsOld Tuareg Veil Weight – ASSROU N’ SWOUL – Niger
300,00€Geometric layers of copper and white metal on an iron sheet; copper studs. Length 22.3 cm (8.78″). Weight 147.3 g (5.19 oz).Beautiful shape.
A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known…
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Other Objects, Other TextileBeautiful Kuba Ceremonial Belt – Nkody – DR Congo
110,00€Raphia vinifera fibers, cowries, glass beads. Approx. 85.0 cm in length (33.46″). Thickness 4.0 cm (1.57″).
Kuba belts — known in certain variants as yet, mukody mu‑ikup, or Nkody depending on…
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Old Beautiful Tuareg Tent Decoration – Niger
Engraved and colored leather. Approx. 77.0 cm (H) × 23.0 cm (W).
The Tuareg people inhabit a vast region encompassing most of the central and western Sahara and the north‑central Sahel….
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Other ObjectsOutstanding Headrest – Borana Tribe – South Ethiopia. RARE
285,00€Carved wood. 12.5 cm high × 19.5 cm wide (4.92″ × 7.68″). Weight: 687.8 g (24.26 oz). RARE ITEM.
This Borana headrest, carved from a single block of wood, serves both…
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Tuareg Leather Bag and Smoking Pipe – Niger
Finely crafted and dyed leather. Height: 17.0 cm (6.69″). The pipe, made of brass, ebony, bone and white metal, measures 12.0 cm (4.72″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering…
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Other ObjectsOld Fine Gurage Headrest – Ethiopia
110,00€Hardwood with beautiful patina. Height: 14.8 cm × Width: 16.8 cm (5.83″ × 6.61″); Weight: 605.3 g (21.36 oz).
The Gurage people are an Habesha Ethiosemitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. The…
