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Necklaces, Other Objects
Old Fine Chaplet – Tasbih – South Morocco
Wood. Cm 44,0 in length (17.32″); 99 beads diameter approx. cm. 1,7 (0.67″); gr. 127,8 (4.51 oz.).
These types of beads are much more difficult to make than simple round beads.
Berbers…
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Other Objects
Crucifix – Nkangi Kiditu – Bakongo – Republic of Congo
Bronze; lost wax. Cm. 20,3 high x 12,4 width (7.99″ x 4.88″); grams 348,8 (12.30 oz.).
The Bakongo are a large people (more than 5 million) living on the Atlantic coast,…
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Other Objects
Authentic Tribally Used Dinka Pipe – South Sudan
Carved wood, copper, aluminium, bronze. Cm. 24,5 long (9.65″).
The Dinka people are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan, but also having a sizable diaspora population. They mostly live…
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Other Objects
Old Tuareg Leather Wallet Purse – Niger
Leather. Cm. 28,0 high without fringes x cm. 10,0 width (11.02″ x 3.94″).
These wallets, worn around the neck or under robes, range from simple leather rectangles to elaborate multi-piece pouches-within-folders….
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Old Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania
Approx. cm. 82,0 x 40,5 (32.28” x 15.94”).
Carpet made of very sturdy herb stems with leather strips that form traditional Mauritanians geometric designs.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering…
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Other ObjectsAuthentic Ritual Hammer – N’Yondo – Buganda – Uganda – Rare Item
99,95€Hammer made from iron from a vehicle to which three other types of metal have been added. These ritual hammers are used to drive the spirits of the dead from…
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Beautiful Oromo Container – Cowrie Shell And Baskettery – Ethiopia
99,95€Wood, baskettery, cowrie shell. Cm. 28,5 high (11.22″).
The Oromo people are a Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to Ethiopia who speak the Oromo language. They are the largest ethnic…
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Other Objects
Crucifix – Nkangi Kiditu – Bakongo – Republic of Congo
Bronze; lost wax. Cm. 23,5 high x 16,2 width (9.25″ x 6.38″); grams 572,9 (20.21 oz.).
The Bakongo are a large people (more than 5 million) living on the Atlantic coast,…
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Head Adornments, Other ObjectsOld Zulu Earplugs – Iziqhaza – South Africa
400,00€Mid 20th century. Wood, vinyl, metal studs. Diameter cm. 6,4 (2.52″), spessore cm. 2,0 (0,79″). Grams 90,8 (3.20″).
The earplugs identified the wearer as being Zulu.
Ear piercing was an important ceremony,…
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Other Objects
Old Beautiful Tuareg Leather Wallet Purse – Niger
125,00€Leather. Cm. 32,0 high including fringes x cm. 11,0 width (12.60″ x 4.33″).
These wallets, worn around the neck or under robes, range from simple leather rectangles to elaborate multi-piece pouches-within-folders….
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Other Objects
Beautiful Large Hausa Koranic Writing Board – ALLO – Sokoto Region, Nigeria
Wood. Cm. 63,0 x cm. 30,0 (24.80″ x 11.81″). Grams 2.206,0 (77.81 oz.).
For the youngest of students to the most senior of elders, art can provide a vision of the…
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Authentic Beautiful Tuareg Tent Decoration – Niger
Leather, mirror. Approx. cm. 83,0 high x cm. 46,5 width (32.68″ x 18.31″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central…
