14 large carved shells (tafoun), coral beads, old venetian murrine, old spanish silver coins, old marroccan silver coins, 2 small spanish and USA coins, silver, agate, carnelian and glass beads. Whitout the strips, approx. cm. 31,0 width x cm. 12,0 high (7.48″ x 2.56″); gr. 460,4 (4.51 oz.). Before performing the...
Carved from a single piece of wood. Cm. 27,0 width x cm. 13,0 high (7.09″ x 6.57″); gr. 364,4 (4.83 oz.). The Arbore are a Cushitic ethnic group living in southern Ethiopia, near Lake Chew Bahir. The Arbore people are pastoralists. With a total population of 6,850, the Abore population is...
Early 20th century. Diameter 47,5 cm; depth about 17,0 cm. A conic shape shield of buffalo leather, of the type of the Ethiopian highlands. With relieved margin, covered with dark brown velvet on the front (velvet comes from Persia) and richly decorated with ornamented brass elements: an arched shield boss, 4 bronze...
Gilded silver, glass beads. The necklace is cm. 56,5 long (22.24"). The larger boghdad cross is cm. 5,0 x cm. 4,7 (1.97" x 1.85"). Grams. 40,0 (1.41 oz.). 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...
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 71,0 x 40,0 (27.95 x 15.75 Inches). Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They arehunter-gatherers that live in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti are composed of bands which...
Wood, paint. The mask is cm. 49,0 high xcm. 44,0 width x cm 41,0 depth (19.29" x 17.32" x 16.14"); grams 4.418,0 (9.74 oz.). Through a system of threads, the figures above the mask move like puppets. Gelede The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which...
Early to mid 20th century. Siver. Each fibulae is cm 19,7 x cm. 9,2 (7.76" x 3.62"). Gr. 352,1 (12.42 oz.). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. For more information and similar examples: "Tiserai - The Fibule Au Maroc", by Ileana Marchesani, Franco D'Alessandro and Meriem Otmani - Edition Sicopa. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They...
Mid 20th century. No 17 old moroccan silver coins (5 Francs Empire Cherifien - 1929-1934), coral beads, beautiful silk and cotton stand. The necklace is approx. cm. 38,0 in lenght (11.02""). The stand can be adjusted by a silk and cotton bead. Grams 108,3 (3.82 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...
Early to mid 20th century. Raffia Vinifera fibers. Approximately cm. 185,0 x cm. 85,0 (72.83" x 33.46"). Very good conditions. 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,...
Bronze grams 3.088. Width cm 17,5, thickness cm. 11,0, height cm. 16,0. The Bakota (or Kota) are a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of Gabon and Congo. The true meaning of Bakota is unclear, however it may be derived from the word kota, which means to bind/to attach/to link,...
