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AnimistLarge Fine Bronze Amulet – Torfan – Burkina Faso
119,95€20th century. Bronze, leather. Dimensions: 15.0 cm high × 13.7 cm wide (5.91 × 5.39 in). Weight: 248 g (8.75 oz).
Lost-wax casting. The mould is destroyed after each casting, making…
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Other TextileOld Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania
99,95€Dimensions: 98.0 × 38.0 cm (38.58 × 14.96 in).
Carpet made of very sturdy herb stems with leather strips that form traditional Mauritanians geometric designs.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area,…
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Kuba TextileOld Fine Kuba Raffia – SHOOWA – Kasai Velvet – DR Congo
99,95€Raffia vinifera fibers. Dimensions: 59.5 × 68.5 cm (23.43 × 26.97 in).
The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are renowned for producing beautiful textiles woven from the fibers of the Raffia vinifera…
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Sculptures & Masks
Important Large Senufo Maternity Figure – Côte d’Ivoire – Former German Collection
Wood. Weight: 6,848 g (15.10 lb). Height: 70.0 cm (27.56 in).
A large and impressive Senufo maternity sculpture from Côte d’Ivoire depicting a seated mother with two infants resting on her…
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Bracelets & AnkletsOld Beautiful Large Fulani Wodaabe Anklet – Chad – Former French Collection
180,00€Brass. Weight: 1,008 g (35.56 oz). Height: 15.5 cm (6.10 in).
In its basic form, the anklet is shaped like a double cone with a central ridge. When in use, it…
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Sculptures & MasksAn Old Ritual Attie Figure – Akoupé, Côte d’Ivoire – Former German Collection
500,00€A female Attie sculpture, from Akoupe region, Cote d’Ivoire, carrying a tray on her head. Glossy touch patina, signs of ritual use and age. Wood. Weight: 1,488 g (52.49 oz)….
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African Currency, Other ObjectsRare Old Ceremonial Prestige Staff – Kirdi / Fali Peoples – Northern Cameroon
425,00€Ceremonial Iron Prestige Staff. Height: 60 cm (23.62 in), width: 27.2 cm (10.71 in). Weight: 832 g (1.83 lb). Provenance: Former Austrian private collection.
This rare forged iron ceremonial staff originates…
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Other ObjectsAntique Wooden Rehal (Folding Quran Stand) – Arabian Peninsula
290,00€Late 19th to early 20th century. Wood. Weight: 1,226 g (43.25 oz). Dimensions: 40.7 × 17.5 cm (16.02 × 6.89 in).
This antique wooden Rehal (also spelled Rihal) is a traditional…
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African CurrencyAntique African Currency – KONGA / BOLOKO – Nkutshu, Basongo Meno – DR Congo
159,95€Copper. Weight: 1,064 g (37.53 oz). Dimensions: 43.0 × 22.7 cm (16.93 × 8.94 in).
These enigmatic U-shaped currencies, made of a ca. 1 cm. section copper rod and each end…
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AnimistOld Gan Bronze Snake Pendant / Amulet – Burkina Faso – Lost Wax Casting
79,95€Bronze. Weight: 80 g (2.82 oz). Dimensions: 13.7 × 5.1 cm (5.39 × 2.01 in).
This striking bronze pendant was created by the Gan people of southwestern Burkina Faso, a culture…
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Kuba TextileOld Fine Kuba Raffia – SHOOWA – Kasai Velvet – DR Congo
79,95€Raffia vinifera fibers. Dimensions: 59.0 × 57.0 cm (23.23 × 22.44 in).
The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are renowned for producing beautiful textiles woven from the fibers of the Raffia vinifera…
