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Authentic Tuareg Bag and Smoking Pipe – Mauritania
The bag is cm. 16,0 high x cm. 5,7 width (6.30″ x 2.24″). The pipe (copper, wood, aluminium) is cm. 10,7 high (4.21″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost…
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Old Fon Ritual Phallus – Benin
Early 20th century. Iron. Cm. 20,3 high (7.99″); grams 256,2 (9.04 oz.).
These ritual phalluses are worn along the hips of Fon women during propitiatory fertility ceremonies. Visible signs of use… -
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Old Gurage Headrest – Ethiopia
Wood, leather; cm. 14,3 high x cm. 10,3 width (5.63″ x 4.06″); gr. 107,7 (3.8 oz.).
The Gurage people are an Habesha Ethiosemitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. The Gurage people traditionally… -
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Old Fine Tuareg Chest – Mauritania
Wooden chest, decorated with iron fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 7,0 high x cm. 13,2 width x cm. 8,0 depth (2.76” x 5,2″ x 3.15”).
The Tuareg people…
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Old Kirdi Apron – Cache Sexe – PIKURAN – Cameroon
1960′. Iron, brass and copper decorations. Cm. 23,5 high x cm. 9,5 width (9.25″ x 3.74”); grams 147,2 (5.19 oz.)
A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi – which…
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Old Large Ritual Snake – Verre Tribe – Adamawa State, East Nigeria
Mid 20th century; cm. 58,5 high (23,03″); weight: grams 881,2 (31.08 oz.).
The snakes were more than a symbol; they were mediators between this world and the next. The Verre people… -
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Old Kirdi Apron – Cache Sexe – PIKURAN – Cameroon
1960′. Leather, cowrie shells, iron rings. Cm. 26,5 high x cm. 16,5 width (10.43″ x 6.5”); grams 210,5 (7.43 oz.)
A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi – which…
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Old Berber Oil Lamp – Erfoud, Morocco
Early to mid 20th century. Glazed terracotta gr. 395,0 (13.93 oz.). Cm. 5,8 high x cm. 14,0 width (2.28” x 5.51”); diameter cm. 9,5 (3.74″).
The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known…
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Old Fine Baule Catapult – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivoire
Carved wood. Cm. 18,5 high x cm. 8,7 width (7.28″ x 3.43″). Grams 118,6 (4.18 oz).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d’Ivoire…
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Authentic Senufo Ritual Phallus – Boundiali, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood. Cm. 19,0 high x cm. 8,0 width (7.48″ x 3.15″); grams 136,6 (4.82 oz.). Quite rare item.
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Old Tuareg Hammer – Mali / Niger
Mid 20th century. Bronze, silver gr. 842,2 (29.70 oz.). Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 15,8 width (11.02” x 6.22”).
Authentic old Tuareg hammer, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers are used by…
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Old Baule Heddle Pulley – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivoire
Carved wood. Cm. 17,5 high x cm. 7,0 width (6.89″ x 2.76″). On the customized stand, the piece is cm 20,0 high (7.87″). Grams 146,1 (5.15 oz).
The Baule are an…
