Copper grams 784,0 (27.65 oz.). Cm. cm 10.5 width (4.13″). Manillas are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. As a means of exchange they originated in Calabar. Calabar was the chief city of the ancient southeast Nigerian coastal kingdom...
1960′-1970′. Wool. Without fringes, approximately cm. 74,0 x 90,0 (29.13” x 35.43”). Tie and dye. Excellent conditions. For similar examples see: – page 139 of “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow; – page 71 of “African Costumes and Textiles: From the Berbers to the Zulus, by Anne-Marie...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, glass beads on lether; gr. 51,6 (1.82 oz.); cm. 8,7 high x 8,0 width (3.30" x 3.14"). This talisman was the central piece of a necklace. The Maria Theresa Thaler is probably one of the most famous and well known coins of the world. Originally struck in Austria from 1740 to 1780,...
Heavy hardwood cm. 37,0 high x cm. 19,0 width (14.56" x 7.48"). gr. 741,7 (26.16 oz.). Kpelie masks are usually oval in shape with arched crescent shaped eyebrows over narrow slit eyes. The small mouth opens below a slender nose. Scarification marks add to presentation of what is considered beautiful to...
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approximately cm. 106,0 x 27,5 (41.43 x 10.83 inches). This bark cloth is made by beating a layer just under the bark until it’s not thin and pliableis and is the central area of the long prom dresses for decoration and added prestige. This...
Silver. Cm. 9,8 x cm. 6,6 (3.85 x 2.59 Inches); gr. 25,4 (0.89 oz.). Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most prized possession, a talisman and symbol of faith combined. m15
Silver grams 10,7 (0.38 oz). Cm. 2,1 high x cm. 2,3 width (0.83” x 0.91"); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79”); US size 8.00. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to...
Mid 20th century. Silver hallmark ram's head. Grams 270,9 (9.46 oz.); diameter cm. 7,7 (3.03″), inner diameter cm. 6,5 (2.56″). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths. Legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have...
Early to mid 20 century. Bronze grams 851,8 (30.04 oz.); approx. cm. 13,0 long x cm 9,0 width (5.11" x 3.54"). Sometimes called ankle bands in "boat bridge" because of their shape, these beautiful ankle bands are objects of prestige. m16
Mid 20th century. Silver grams 111,8 (3.94 oz). The Hand is cm. 8,7 high x cm. 6,0 width (3.43" x 2.36"). The chain is cm. 112,0 long (44.09”). Fine work. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection from...
