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Other ObjectsOld Hausa Koranic Writing Board – ALLO – Sokoto Region, Nigeria
175,00€Aluminiun, brass. Cm. 45,5 x cm. 26,0 (17.91″ x 10.24″). Grams 601,2 (21.21 oz.).
For the youngest of students to the most senior of elders, art can provide a vision of…
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Other ObjectsOld Asen Ritual Altar – Fon – Benin
300,00€Iron, cm 58,3 high on the custom stand (22.95″); grams 1.447,7 (3.19 lb). The altar is composed of a set of stems, welded at the summit. In the centre there…
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Other ObjectsOld Turkana Food Container – Atubwa – Kenya
59,95€Wood. Beautiful work. Grams 373,8 (13.19 oz.); length 23,0 cm x width 14,0 cm x height 12,0 cm. (9.06″ x 5.51″ x 4.72″).
This old tribally used food container (atubwa) was…
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Other ObjectsA Finely Crafted Dhokra Rice Measure Bowl – Lost Wax Bronze – West Bengal, India
89,95€A finely crafted Dhokra Rice Measure Bowl. Very beautiful and detailed work from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Cm. 11,0 width x cm. 8,0 high (4.33″ x 3.15″). Lost…
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Other Objects, Sculptures & Masks
Dogon Sacred Ladder – “Soul Ladder” – Mali
Wood, cm. 29,5 high (11.61″); cm 33,5 on the stand (13.19″).
Dogon shrine ladders or spirit ladders are for the deceased to climb to reach their ancestors. Binu shrines or sanctuaries…
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Other ObjectsOld Tribally Used Turkana Headrest – Kenya
110,00€Wood and leather, very nice patina. Typical decorations. Cm. 17,8 high x cm. 17,2 width (7.01″ x 6.77″); grams 187,9 (6.63 oz).
The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural…
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Other ObjectsOld Berber Hammer – South Morocco
175,00€Bronze. Grams 543,3 (19.16 oz.). Cm. 22,5 high x cm. 14,5 width (8.86″ x 5.71″).
Authentic old Berber hammer, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers are used to break blocks…
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Other ObjectsTribally Used Turkana Container – Kenya
89,95€Wood, leather, vegetable fibres. Cm. 38,5 high (15.16″); grams 369,4 (13.03 oz.).
The Turkana are one of more than forty cultural groups in Kenya. Turkana district is the largest district in…
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Other Objects
Old Large Lobi Ritual Stick – Beautiful Forged Iron – Burkina Faso
165,00€Mid 20th century or earlier. Iron, grams 375,4 (1.59 oz.). Cm. 97,5.
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the…
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Other Objects
Authentic Tuareg Sugar Hammer – Niger
Bronze. Grams 805,4 (28.41 oz.). Cm. 24,0 high x cm. 15,5 width (9.45″ x 6.10″).
Authentic old Berber hammer, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers are used to break blocks…
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Other Objects, Other Talismans
Old Wall Talisman – Printed On Paper – Morocco – Rare Item
Early 20th century. Cm. 33,0 x cm. 32,0 (12.99″ x 12.60″). Some damage on the edge of the print (see photos). Rare item.
This print has clear apotropaic intentions. It was…
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Other Objects
Fine Tuareg Chest – Jewels Case – Mauritania
Wooden chest, decorated with iron and brass plaques, fixed by means of copper and brass spherical studs. Cm. 30,3 width x cm. 14,8 high x cm. 15,5 depth (11.98” x…
