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African Currency
Old African Currency – MBOLE, MONGO, JONGA, NKUTSHU – DR Congo
The piece is cm. 21,0 width x cm. 22,5 high (8.27″ x 8.86″). Gr. 1.442,0 (50.87 oz.).
Ornamental currency-anklet used by both the Mbole men and women. This copper ring, spherical…
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Bags and Chests
Old Tuareg Leather Bag – Mirrors – Niger
Leather. Approx. cm. 20,0 high x 7,5 width (7.87” x 2.95”).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people…
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African Currency
Old African Currency – TETELA / NKUTSHU – DR Congo
The piece is cm. 22,6 high (8.90″). Grams 347,3 (12.25 oz.)
Copper bar with a bulge in the middle, circular section, extremities with punched designs. Produced by the Nkutshu living on…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Kirdi Figure – Cameroon
Mid 20th century. Iron, cm. 62,0 high (26.38″). Kg 1,21 (43.0 oz.).
The name of Kirdi – which in Arabic means non-Muslim – is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist,… -
Weapons
Himba Knife – Kunene Region (Kaokoland), Namibia
Wood, iron blade. Cm. 30,8 high (12.13″). The blade is cm. 18,8 (7.40″).
The Himba (or OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on… -
Sculptures & Masks
Fine Baule Bronze – Crocodile & Turtle – Ivory Coast
20th century. Cm. 6,0 high x 8,5 width (2.36″ x 3.35″); Gr. 94,3 (3.33 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
The Baule are an Akan people and…
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Weapons
Old Turkana Fighting Finger Knife – Ngigolio – Kenya
Mid 20th century. Hand wrought iron and copper wire. Cm. 7,0 high x cm. 4,2 width (2.76″ x 1.65″); grams 24,9 (0.88 oz.).
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Other Objects
Old Fon Ritual Phallus – Benin
Early 20th century. Iron. Cm. 20,3 high (7.99″); grams 256,2 (9.04 oz.).
These ritual phalluses are worn along the hips of Fon women during propitiatory fertility ceremonies. Visible signs of use… -
Bags and Chests
Old Tuareg Leather Wallet Purse – Mali / Niger
Leather. Cm. 34,0 high x cm. 8,7 width (10.24″ x 2.56″). With fringes, approx. cm 70,0 high (15.35″).
These wallets, worn around the neck or under robes, range from simple leather…
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Sculptures & Masks
Authentic Tribal Used Dan Dean Gle Mask – Touba, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1960-70. Wood, raffia fibres; cm. 21,5 high x cm. 13,3 width (8.46″ x 5.24″); grams 242 (8.54 oz.)
Masks are the most important art form of the Dan people of Ivory… -
Other Objects
Old Gurage Headrest – Ethiopia
Wood, leather; cm. 14,3 high x cm. 10,3 width (5.63″ x 4.06″); gr. 107,7 (3.8 oz.).
The Gurage people are an Habesha Ethiosemitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. The Gurage people traditionally… -
Sculptures & Masks
Tribal Used Senufo Deblé Figure – Boundiali Region, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Cm. 114,0 high (44.8″). Wooden fwooden figure carved in the form of a woman by the Senufo by the Senufo people and used as a “rhythm pounder” in certain rituals performed to…
