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African Currency
Old African Currency / Anklet – KONGA – Ekonda, Mongo, Kutu, Kota – DR Congo
Bronze. The piece is cm. 23,5 high x 13,2 width (9.25″ x 5.20″). Grams 3.942,0 (8.69 lb.)
Heavy leg shield made by Mongo smiths, a vast tribal group of central Congo…
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African Currency, Bracelets & Anklets
Old Baule Anklet – Cote d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
75,00€Mid 20 century. Bronze grams 524,9 (30.04 oz.); approx. cm. 5,8 high x cm 15,0 width (2.28″ x 5.91″); inner diameter cm. 8,2 (3.23″).
The Baule are an Akan people and…
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Weapons
Old Turkana Fighting Wrist Knife – Ararait – Kenya
1970′. Hand wrought iron covered with a thin strip of leather. Diameter cm. 13,0 width (5.12″); grams 105,0 (3.70 oz.). Excellent conditions.
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African Currency
Old African Currency – MONGO, JONGA, NKUTSHU – DR Congo
Early 20th century. Copper bar, lost wax fusion, curved disc-shaped ends. The piece is 18,3 width x 10,0 high (7.20″ x 3.93″). Gr. 1.000,2 (35.28 oz.).
The original name, Ouganda, derives…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Ancestors Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 13,5 high x cm. 7,0 width (5.31″ x 2.76″); grams 36,9 (1.30 oz.).
These ancestor figures are preserved and revered inside the private home.
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Other Objects
Old Baule Weaving Comb – Cote d’Ivorie / Ivory Coast
Mid 20th century. Wood. Cm. 19,5 high x cm. 20,0 width (7.68″ x 7.87″); grams 418,0 (14.74 oz).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in…
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African Currency
Old African Currency – NGELIMA – DR Congo
Copper Alloy. 19th century. Cm. 15,5 width x 10,3 high (6.10 x 4.06 Inches); grams 1.644,0 (58.70 oz.).
Copper ingot curved and modelled in varius piani on the outer part. Comes…
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African Currency, Bracelets & Anklets
Old Mossi Anklet – African Currency – Burkina Faso
Bronze grams 494,4 (17.44 oz.). Cm. 6,5 high x cm. 13,0 width (2.56″ x 5.12″). Inner diameter cm 6,2 (2.44″).
The Mossi are a Gur ethnic group native to modern Burkina…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Baule Figure – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1970′. Carved wood, pigment, glass beads. Cm. 45,0 high x cm. 14,5 width (17.72″ x 5.71″); grams 680,0 (23.99 oz.).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest… -
African Currency
Antique Huge African Currency – Coilled Manilla – YORUBA – Nigeria
Early 20° century. Diameter cm. 30,5 (12.01″). kg 3,43 (7.56 lb)
These heavy, octangular bronze collar were worn by women and also used as currency by other near-by ethnic groups. Their… -
Other Objects, Sculptures & Masks
Old Hunting Whistle – SENUFO – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood. 1970′. Cm. 12,1 high x cm. 3,7 width (4.76″ x 1.46″); grams 17,7 (0.62 oz.).
Whistles are used by Senufo to find one another during the hunt.
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Ancestor Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood. Cm. 9,4 high x cm. 3,2 width (3.70″ x 1.26″); grams 11,7 (0.41 oz.).
These ancestor figures are preserved and revered inside the private home.
The Senufo people are an…
