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African Currency, Weapons
Old Mangbetu Currency Knife – Trombash – DR Congo
Early 20th century. Iron, wood, traces of paint. Cm. 38,1 high (15.00″); weight: grams 444,3 (15.17 oz.).
This sickle-shaped knife, although reminiscent of a throwing knife, was not used as a… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Tribally Used Kneeling Female Figure – Bariba Tribe – Benin
Wood, glass beads, trace of kaolin; cm. 32,5 high (12.80″). Grams 1034,0 (36.47 oz.).
Fine wooden Female Figure with scarifications on the face and traces of kaolin. These figures are used in…
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Other Objects
Old Fine Headrest – Arsi Tribe – Oromo Region, Ethiopia
Wood, metal inserts; cm. 18,0 high x cm. 18,0 width (7.09″ x 7.09″); gr. 281,8 (9.94 oz.).
Arsi Oromo is one of the branches of the Oromo people inhabiting the Oromia… -
Other Objects, Other Textile
Old Kirdi Beaded Apron – Cache Sexe – PIKURAN – Cameroon
1960′. Cotton, glass beads. Cm. 16,5 high x cm. 16,0 width (6.50″ x 6.30”); grams 50,1 (1.77 oz).
A cache-sexe, or pikuran, from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi – which in Arabic…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Baule Mask – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1970′. Carved hard wood. Cm. 47,0 high x cm. 16,0 width x cm 12,0 depth (18.50″ x 6.30″ x 4.72″); grams 670,0 (23.63 oz.).
The Baule are an Akan people and… -
Other Objects
Old Fine Bwa Nuna Catapult – Carved Wood – Burkina Faso
Carved wood. Cm. 21,5 high x cm. 7,2 width (8.64″ x 2.76″); grams 91,9 (3.24 oz).
The Bwa is an African society that is native to Burkina Faso. This society has…
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Weapons
Old Throwing Knife, MAFA-MATAKAM Tribe – Northern Cameroon
Early 20th century. Iron, leather. Cm. 50,0 high x cm. 18,0 width (19.69″ x 7.09″); weight: grams 573,1 (20.22 oz.) .
Very good conditions.
The Mafa-Matakam also called Mafahay, is an ethnic group localized in… -
Other Objects
Old Fine Tuareg Leather Basket – Niger
Leather, vegetable fibres; nice designs. Diameter at the base cm. 22,0 (8.66”); top diameter cm. 18,5 (7.28″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and…
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African Currency, Weapons
Old Mangbetu Currency Knife – Trombash – DR Congo
Early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 37,0 high (15.35″); weight: grams 370,2 (14.57 oz.).
This sickle-shaped knife, although reminiscent of a throwing knife, was not used as a weapon but as… -
Weapons
Antique Masai (Maasai) Throwing Club – Rungu – Kenya
End 19th – early 20th century. Hard wood. Cm. 60,5 in length (23.82″). Weight: grams 147,9 (5.22 oz.).
A rungu (Swahili, plural marungu) is a wooden throwing club or baton bearing special… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Fante Doll – Akua Ba – Ghana
20th century. Wood and glass beads; cm. 30,5 high (12.01″). Grams 275,5 (9.72 oz.).
Akua Ba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ivory Coast, Ghana and nearby areas. Traditionally, these dolls… -
Other Objects
Old Fine Baule Catapult – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivoire
Carved wood. Cm. 18,5 high x cm. 8,3 width (7.28″ x 3.27″). Grams 72,20 (2.55 oz).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d’Ivoire…
