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African Currency
Antique Massive Djerma King Manilla – African Currency – Niger
End 19th century. Copper grams 2.764,0 (97.50 oz.). Cm. 11,5 high x cm. 13,3 width (4.53″ x 5.24″).
Manillas are a form of money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were… -
Other Objects
Fine Tuareg Bowl – Mali
Wood. Cm. 15,0 high x cm. 31,3 width (4.91” x 12.32”). Grams 1146,0 (40.42 oz.).
Beautiful typical Tuareg decorations carved into the wood.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Toussian Mask – Stylized Calao Bird – Burkina Faso
1960-70. Iron cm. 44,5 high x cm. 27,0 width (17.52″ x 10.63″). Grams 904,0 (31.89 oz.).
The Toussian of Burkina Faso, numbering 40,000, are part of the Gur people cluster within the…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Moba Figure – Bawoong Tchitcheri – North Togo
Late 19th – early 20th century. Ivory. Cm. 19,7 high; gr. 196,5.
Moba Bawoong Tchitcheri figures, reduced to an elemental, symbolic form, are protective and promote health and prosperity. Representing no…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Large Remarkable Senufo Maternity – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1960-70. Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 66,0 high x cm. 20,0 width x cm. 22,5 depth (25.98″ x 7.87″ x 8.86″); kg 4,2 (9.6 lb.).
A remarkable Senufo maternity of the Korhogo region,… -
Weapons
Old Sword – YAKA Tribe – Southwestern DR Congo – Excellent Conditions
Early to mid 20th century. Iron, leather. Cm. 60,2 in length (23.70″); the blade is cm 39,8 in lenght (15.67″).
The Yaka are an African ethnic group found in southwestern Democratic…
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Sculptures & Masks
Fine Senufo Figure – Colon – Ivory Coast
20th century. Wood, pigment cm. 38,5 high (15.16″).
The Senufo people are an ethnolinguistic group of West Africa. They consist of several subgroups that live in a region that crosses the… -
Other Objects, Rings
Old Iron Bell Rings – Moba Tribe – Northern Togo
Mid 20th century. Iron:
Cm. 8,7 high (3.43″); grams 46,6 (1.64 oz)
Diameter cm. 2,7 width (1.06″); grams 20,8 (0.73 oz)The Moba are a mainly agricultural group settled along northern…
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African Currency, Weapons
Old Iron Parrying Shield – Somba Tribe – Northern Togo
Early to mid 20th century. Cm. 43,5 high x cm. 10,5 width (17.13″ x 4.13″); grams 694,0 (24.48 oz). Excellent conditions.
The Somba are an ethnic group found primarily in northwestern Benin… -
Weapons
Old Datooga-Taturu Shield – Tanzania
Early to mid 20th century. Thick pachyderm leather. Cm. 57,0 high x cm. 45,0 width (22.44″ x 17.72″). Excellent conditions.
Constructed in typical oval form along a robust, vertical wooden strut. The… -
Other Objects
Old Kajal Kohl Wood Bottle – Berber – Morocco
Early 20th century – approx. cm. 11,0 high (4.33″); grams 53,0 (1.87 oz.). Beautiful patina.
The kohl or kajal is a powder composed mainly of galena, malachite, sulfur and animal fat…
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Sculptures & Masks
Fine Ewe Figure – MAMI WATA – Togo
1970′. Carved wood, pigment, traces of caolin. Cm. 34,0 high (13.39″). Grams 718,0 (23.33 oz.).
Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, and in the…
