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Other ObjectsLarge Tribally Used Turkana Container – Akarum – Kenya
199,95€Wood, leather, glass beads, and pigment. Old aluminium tribal repairs. Height: 64.5 cm (25.39 in), mounted on a grass ring support. Weight: 941.5 g (33.21 oz).
The Turkana are one of…
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Bags and ChestsFine Tribally Used Tuareg Leather Bag – Niger
139,95€Leather and wool. Beautiful Tuareg geometric designs. The bag measures approximately 15.5 cm in height × 17.5 cm in width (6.10 × 6.89 in). Including the fringes, the overall height…
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Sculptures & MasksOld Fine Pair of Ibibio Dolls – Mbopo – Nigeria
210,00€A fine pair of carved wooden Ibibio dolls. Taller figure: 22.5 cm (8.86 in). Smaller figure: 19.6 cm (7.72 in). The surfaces show a warm, naturally aged patina with visible…
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Other Objects
Tuareg Veil Weight – ASSROU N’ SWOUL – Niger
110,00€Geometric layers of brass, copper and white metal; leather. Without the leather strap, length: 26.5 cm (10.43 in). Weight: 103.3 g (3.64 oz).
A genuine and old Tuareg veil weight known…
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Animist, Sculptures & MasksAntique Lobi Ritual Altar Snake – Burkina Faso
115,00€Weight: 200.1 g (7.06 oz). Base diameter: 8.9 cm (3.50 in). Height: 4.7 cm (1.85 in).
This compact Lobi ritual object takes the form of a coiled serpent rising from a…
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WeaponsAntique Prestige Knife – Tetela – DR Congo – Former Belgian Collection
210,00€Early 20th century. Length: 33 cm (12.99 in); Weight: 150 g (5.29 oz).
Elongated copper blade with medial ridge, finely incised with herringbone and linear geometric motifs.
Wooden handle tightly wrapped with… -
African Currency, Bracelets & AnkletsOld Large Senufo Anklet – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
99,95€Mid-20th century. Bronze, weight: 859 g (30.31 oz). Height: 10.5 cm (4.13 in); width: 11.8 cm (4.65 in).
The Senufo are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups of Gur-speaking peoples…
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WeaponsAncient Fon Axe – Recade – Benin
325,00€First half of the 20th century or earlier. Yellow cast alloy (brass) and wood. Height: 61 cm (24.02 in). Blade (flame): 14.7 cm long (5.79 in). Weight: 744 g (26.25…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Kulango Talisman – Hanyedio – Korabohula – Pinio – Ivory Coast
Bronze. Height: 9.2 cm (3.62 in). Weight: 67.3 g (2.37 oz).
These small bronze statuettes have ritual and commemorative functions. They were used in religious ceremonies, worn or kept as protective…
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Weapons
Antique Shield – Turkana – Kenya – Former German Collection – Outstanding Piece
Leather and wood. Height: 81.3 cm (32.0″). Width: 34.7 cm (13.66″)
Remarkable elongated shield of characteristic Turkana form, constructed from very thick animal hide, possibly elephant hide, stretched and shaped over…
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Other Objects
Hausa Koranic Writing Board (Allo) – Sokoto Region, Nigeria
20th century. Height: 45 cm (17.72″). Width: 19.6 cm (7.72″). Weight: 804 g (28.37 oz)
Rectangular wooden allo (Koranic writing board) used in Islamic education for the teaching and memorization of…
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Other ObjectsAntique Tiv Bronze Snuff Ring (Snuff Inhaler) – Ritual Tobacco Object – Nigeria
350,00€Early to mid‑20th century. Height: 13.0 cm (5.12″). Base width: 7.3 cm (2.87″). Weight: 160.5 g (5.66 oz)
Cast bronze snuff ring used for the preparation and inhalation of powdered tobacco…
