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NecklacesFine Masai (Maasai) Wedding Necklace – Kenya
49,95€Glass beads on leather, shells. External diameter cm. 23,0 (9.06″); inner diameter cm. 16,0 (6.30″).
The Maasai are a Nilotic largest group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Most Nilotic…
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Head Adornments
Old Huge Berber Temporal Parure – Ait Herbil – Western Anti Atlas, South Morocco
Early 20th century – Silver, niello decorations gr 131,5 (4.63 oz); cm. 19,7 high (7.75”) x cm. 8,7 width (3.42”). These pieces are talismans of fertility and represent the nine moons of human gestation….
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Hand of FatimaAntique Berber Hand of Fatima – Morocco
99,95€End 19th century – early 20th century. Silver gr. 12,6 (0.44 oz); Cm. 7,8 high x cm. 4,8 width (3.07” x 1.88”). The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is…
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Other Adornement
Antique Silver Belt Buckles – 19th century – Balkan Region
19th century. Silver, copper alloy, silver coins. Cm. 24,5 long x cm 9,3 high (4.68” x 1.49”); gr. 279,9 (1.80 oz.).
Excellent conditions, wearable.
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RingsOutstanding Large Berber Ring – Old Venetian Murrina – Morocco
299,95€Silver, old venetian murrina. Cm. 3,2 high (1.25”) ; cm. 2,5 width (0.98”); internaldiameter cm. 2,2 (0.86”). US size 22.00. Gr. 37,1 (1.30 oz). These kinds of rings are believed to ward off the…
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Earrings
Antique Berber Earrings – Zagora, Draa Valley, Morocco
90,00€19th century. Silver, glass. Cm. 8,0 high (3.14″); gr. 12,6 (0.44 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the…
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Rings
Fine Berber Ring – Mauritania
Silver. Cm. 3,7 high (1.45”) ; cm. 2,5 width (0.98”); internaldiameter cm. 2,0 (0.78”). US size 9.00. Gr. 17,0 (0.59 oz). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original…
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Necklaces, Other Talismans
Large Sahrawi Talismanic Necklace – Kitab – Western Sahara – Rare Item
Braided leather. The necklace is cm. 45,0 in length (17.72″); the central talisman (Kitab) is cm. 10,0 high x cm. 7,5 width (3.94″ x 2.95″). Excellent conditions.
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Kuba Textile
Old Fine Kuba Raffia – BUSHOONG – Kasai Velvet – DR Congo
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Approximately cm. 66,0 x 65,0 (25.98 x 25.59 Inches).
The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera by a long and complex process that includes the participation of men, women and children belonging to the same family. Each piece must be soaked, beaten, and then worked and scraped by hand, so as to assume its typical characteristics of fine silk-like.
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Rings
Fine Tuareg Talismanic Ring – Niger
1980′. Silver – grams 17,5 (0.62 oz.); cm. 3,6 high x cm. 2,2 width (1.42″ x 0.87″); inner diameter cm. 2,2 (0.87 inches). US size 11.25.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area,…
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Bracelets & Anklets
Old Fine Berber Bracelet – Chiselled Silver – North Morocco
Mid 20th century. Silver. Grams 12,9 (0.46 oz.); diameter cm. 7,0 (2.76″), inner diameter cm. 6,5 (2.56″).
The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples…
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Hand of Fatima
Old Berber Hand of Fatima – Khamsa – Hamesh – Morocco
1970′. Silver gr. 26,5 (0.93 oz); Cm. 7,7 high x cm. 4,3 width (3.03″ x 1.69”).
The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection…
