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Other Objects, Other Textile
Fine Large Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania
Approx. cm. 145,0 x 135,0 (57.09” x 53.15”).
Carpet made of very sturdy herb stems with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Excellent conditions.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all…
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Other Objects, Rings
Old Iron Bell Rings – Moba Tribe – Northern Togo
Mid 20th century. Iron:
ring 1: Cm. 8,3 high (3.27″); grams 81,3 (2.87 oz)
ring 2: diameter cm. 3,0 width (1.18″); grams 31,4 (1.11 oz)The Moba are a mainly agricultural…
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Fine Tuareg Bowl – Mali
Wood. Cm. 15,0 high x cm. 31,3 width (4.91” x 12.32”). Grams 1146,0 (40.42 oz.).
Beautiful typical Tuareg decorations carved into the wood.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all…
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Other Objects, Rings
Old Iron Bell Rings – Moba Tribe – Northern Togo
Mid 20th century. Iron:
Cm. 8,7 high (3.43″); grams 46,6 (1.64 oz)
Diameter cm. 2,7 width (1.06″); grams 20,8 (0.73 oz)The Moba are a mainly agricultural group settled along northern…
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Old Kajal Kohl Wood Bottle – Berber – Morocco
Early 20th century – approx. cm. 11,0 high (4.33″); grams 53,0 (1.87 oz.). Beautiful patina.
The kohl or kajal is a powder composed mainly of galena, malachite, sulfur and animal fat…
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Old Fine Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Niger
Approx. cm. 135,0 x 65,0 (53.15” x 25.59”).
Authentic piece decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Very good general conditions; just some little damage due to use and age.
The Tuareg…
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Old Fine Ashanti (Asante) Comb – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivorie
Carved wood, glass beads. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (11.02″ x 3.03″); grams 99,1 (.35 oz).
Ashanti, also known as Asante, are part of the Akan ethnic group and…
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Old Fine Baule Slingshot Catapult – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivoire
Carved wood. Cm. 18,5 high x cm. 8,8 width (7.28″ x 3.46″). Grams 77,7 (2.74 oz).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d’Ivoire…
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Authentic Exceptional Berber Pipe – Apricot Wood – Ouazzane, North Morocco
Apricot wood, brass, terracotta mouthpiece, leather bags. The pipe is cm. 55,5 in length (21.65″); perfect conditions, never used.
The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the…
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Other Objects, Weapons
Old Ceremonial Staff – Lia / Nkundu / Konda – DR Congo
Early to mid 20th century. Iron, wood. cm. 57,8 high (22.76″).
Prestige staff like this, dating from the colonial period, have sometimes been used in major barter transactions.
See tribal Arms monographs Volume…
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Old Tribally Used – Turkana Food Container – Kenya
Wood, vegetable fibers; cm. 17,0 high (6.69″); grams 374,0 (13.19 oz.).
The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural groups in Kenya. Turkana district is the largest district in Kenya,… -
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Old Fine Headrest – Kaffa Region, Ethiopia
Wood; cm. 16,0 high x cm. 19,5 width (6.30″ x 7.68″); gr. 241,0 (8.50 oz.).
Kaffa is a province of the southwest of Ethiopia its capital is Jimma. This province of…
