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Old Wooden Coffee Pedestal – Gurage – Ethiopia
Cm. 28,7 high x cm. 12,4 width (11.3″ x 4.88″); grams 434,7 (15.33 oz.).
The Gurage people are an Habesha Ethiosemitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. The Gurage people traditionally inhabit a…
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Old Fine Headrest – Boni Tribe – Scorpion – Somalia
Wood. Cm. 15,5 high x cm. 15,5 width (6.10″ x 6.10″); grams 91,1 (3.21 oz.).
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Authentic Fine Tuareg Tent Amulet – Niger
With fringes, approx. cm. 70,0 high x cm. 23,5 width (27.56″ x 9.25″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central… -
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Dogon Sacred Ladder – “Soul Ladder” – Mali
Wood, cm. 30,0 high (cm 35,0 on the staff).
Dogon shrine ladders or spirit ladders are for the deceased to climb to reach their ancestors. Binu shrines or sanctuaries are separate…
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Old Large Borana Milk Jug – Gorfa – South Ethiopia
Mid 20th century. Woven vegetal fibres, cowries shells, aluminium and metal elements. Cm. 32,0 high x cm. 20,0 width (12.60″ x 7.87″). Grams 1.278 (45.08 oz.)
The gorfa is made from…
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Tribally Used Turkana Container – Indigenous Repairs – Kenya
Wood, leather, cowries, traces of paint. Indigenous repairs. Cm. 30,5 high x cm. 17,0 width (12.01″ x 6.69″); grams 569,4 (20.08 oz.).
The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural…
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Old Tuareg Teapot – Mauritania
239,95€Tin gr. 532,0 (18.77 oz.); copper, brass, resin decorations. Cm. 16,5 high x cm. 21,0 width (6.50″ x 8.27”).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle…
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Large Elaborate Tuareg Lock – Niger
Brass, copper, white metal. Cm. 11,5 high x cm. 14,0 width (4.53″ x 5.51″). The key is cm. 17,0 high (6.69″). Grams 612,2 (21.59 oz.).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area,…
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Bronze Hunting Whistle – SENUFO – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
20th century. Cm. 9,4 high x cm. 3,7 width (3.70″ x 1.46″); Gr. 68,3 (2.41 oz.).
Whistles are used by Senufo to find one another during the hunt.
The Senufo people are…
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Authentic Fine Tuareg Tent Decoration – Niger
Leather, mirros. Approx. cm. 80,0 high x cm. 50,0 width (31.50″ x 19.69″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central…
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Ashanti Gold Weight – Prestige Object – Ivory Coast / Cote d’Ivorie
45,00€20th century. Cm. 7,7 high x cm. 5,7 width (3.03″ x 2.24″); Gr. 82,3 (2.90 oz.).
Ashanti, also known as Asante, are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native…
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Outstanding Old Large Tuareg Leather Pillow – Niger
Leather. Without fringes, approx. cm. 115,0 x 62,5 (51.18” x 25.59”). Very good conditions.
Authentic old pillow made from colorful leather and applications that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. You can easily fill it using…
