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Sculptures & MasksOld Bamana-Bambara – Door Lock – Mali
375,00€Mid 20th century; cm. 47,0 high x cm. 46,0 width (18.50 x 18.11”). With the custom stand (included in the price) the piece is cm. 49,5 high (19.48″).
Used to protect…
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Weapons
Old War Axe – WARUNDI – Lake Kivu, DR Congo
Early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 69,0 in length (27.16″); weight: grams 456,4 (16.09 oz.).
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Other Objects
Antique Zulu Powder Horn – 19th century – South Africa
Antique Zulu Powder Horn decorated with characteristic Zulu metal studs,wood base, metal fitting. Cm. 35,0 in length (13.77″); weight: grams 352,0 (12.41 oz.).
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Bracelets & Anklets
Old Bracelet – Sarakole / Soninke People – Mali
Mid 20th century. Aluminum, copper decorations. Gr. 82,2 (2.89 oz); outer diameter cm 7,2 (2.83″), inner diameter cm 4,7 (1.85″). The central talisman is cm 3,8 x cm. 3,7 (1.49″ x 1.45″).
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Bracelets & Anklets
Old Bracelet – Sarakole / Soninke People – Mali
Mid 20th century. Silver. Gr. 70,8 (2.49 oz); outer diameter cm 7,0 (2.75″), inner diameter cm 5,3 (2.08″). The central talisman is cm 3,5 x cm. 3,5 (1.37″ x 1.37″).
The Sarakolé (also…
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Kuba Textile
Old Fine Kuba Overskirt – SHOOWA – Ntshakabwiin – DR Congo
Early to mid 20th. Raffia Vinifera fibers. Approximately cm. 140,0 x cm. 56,0 (55,12″ x 22.05″).
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…
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Sculptures & Masks
Fine Bamileke Maternity Figure – Cameroon
1960-1970. Bronze, cm 34×20 (13,38” x 7,87” ). Grams 4.238,0 (9.34 lb)
The Bamileke is the native group which is now dominant in Cameroon’s West and Northwest Regions. They speak a language… -
Other TextileOld Large Djerma Fabric – Man’s Robe – Niger
135,00€1970′. Cotton. Fabric made from 7 strips sewn together. Cm. 220,0 high x cm. 120 width (86.61″ x 47.24″).
For similar example see page 43 of “African Textiles: color and creativity across…
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Sculptures & MasksOld Puno Mask – Okuyi – Mukudji Society – Gabon
235,00€1970′. Light wood cm. 29,0 high x cm. 18,0 width (11.42″ x 7.09″). gr. 572,0 (20.18 oz.).
White-faced masks were emoyed by several Ogoew River peoples, chiefly the Puna and Lumbo.
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Tahoua – Niger
Mid 20th century. Silver low degree, red glass grams 13,5 (0.48 oz) – cm. 4,9 x 3,3 (1.93” x 1.30”).
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Necklaces
Fine Fulani Necklace – Niger
59,95€Glass beads. The necklace is cm 48,0 in lenght (18.90″). Gr. 272,7 (9.52 oz.).
Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from…
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Bracelets & Anklets
Fine Kuba Dance Anklet – DR Congo
Raffia Vinifera fibers, cowries shells, glass beads grams 122,0 (4.13 oz.); cm. 6,0 high, cm. 19,0 width (2.36″ x 7.48″). Perfect conditions.
Kuba, also called Bakuba, a cluster of about 16 Bantu-speaking groups…
