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Head Adornments, Other Objects
Old Tribally Used Beadded Headdress – Songhay / Djerma – Gao Region, Mali – Rare
350,00€Materials: Wool, glass beads, finely woven fabric thread inside
Dimensions: Approx. 40.0 cm high × 25.0 cm wide (15.75″ × 9.84″)
Weight: 515 g (18.17 oz)
This exquisite beaded headdress features intricate geometric…
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Other ObjectsAntique Beautiful Tribally Used Pokot Headrest – Kenya – Beautiful Patina
185,00€Hardwood, iron. Height: 15.5 cm (6.10″) × Width: 20.5 cm (8.07″); Weight: 297 g (10.48 oz).
This authentic Pokot headrest from northwestern Kenya is a remarkable example of traditional craftsmanship and…
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Other ObjectsOld Huge Tuareg Leather Wallet Purse – Niger
99,95€Leather. Height: cm 50.0 (19.69″) without fringes; max width: cm 17.0 (6.69″). With fringes, approx. cm 100 (39.37″).
These wallets, traditionally worn around the neck or under robes, range from simple…
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Other Objects, Other TextileOld Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Niger
215,00€Approx. 100,5 × 35,0 cm (circa 39,57″ × 13,78″).
Carpet woven from exceptionally sturdy herb stems, interlaced with leather strips forming traditional tuareg geometric patterns.
The Tuareg people inhabit a vast region…
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Other ObjectsBeautiful Moorish Teapot – Mauritania
199,95€Tin, copper, brass, resin decorations.
Weight: 629.4 g (22.20 oz).
Dimensions: 17.0 cm high (6.69″) × 21.5 cm wide (8.46″).Mauritania takes its name from the ancient Berber kingdom that flourished from the…
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Other Objects
Tuareg Veil Weight – ASSROU N’ SWOUL – Niger
Geometric layers of white metal and copper sheet; copper studs. Length: 25.0 cm (9.84″); Weight: 87.7 g (3.09 oz). Beautiful shape.
A genuine Tuareg veil weight known as ”assrou n’ swoul…
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Other Objects, Other TextileOld Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Niger
169,95€Approx. 74 × 35.5 cm (29.13″ × 13.98″).
Carpet woven from exceptionally sturdy herb stems, interlaced with leather strips forming traditional tuareg geometric patterns.
The Tuareg people inhabit a vast region encompassing…
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Other Objects
Tuareg Leather Bag and Smoking Pipe – Niger
Finely crafted and dyed leather. Height: 15,3 cm (6.02″). The pipe, made of brass, ebony, and white metal, measures 12,2 cm (4.80″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost…
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Other ObjectsOld Baule Comb – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
150,00€Wood, gilded with gold leaf. Height: 15 cm (5.91″); Weight: 16.2 g (0.57 oz).
Baule combs from Ivory Coast are finely carved wooden objects, often adorned with geometric motifs, and traditionally…
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Other Objects
Old Ewe Ritual Axe – Oxê – Togo
1970s. Carved wood, iron, paint. Height: 36.0 cm x Width: 15.0 cm (14.17″ x 5.91″); Weight: 146.9 g (5.18 oz).
This ceremonial axe is one of the sacred attributes of Shango,…
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Other ObjectsOld Fine Oromo Headrest – Muda – Ethiopia
135,00€Hard wood. Cm. 16,0 high x cm. 19,7 width (6.30“x 7.76″); grams 380,4 (13.42 oz.).
Oromo headrests (muda) are traditional wooden supports used mainly by men to protect elaborate hairstyles during…
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Other ObjectsTraditional Masai (Maasai) Gourd Container – Enkukuri – Kenya
55,00€Gourd, leather straps, glass beads. Cm. 30 high (11.81″).
These traditional Maasai milk gourds, often adorned with leather straps and colorful glass beads, play an important role in Maasai culture. They…
