20th century. Leather. Cm. 29,0 high x cm. 31,5 width (11.42” x 12.40″). With fringes the bag is approx. cm. 58,0 long (22.83″). Perfect conditions. Berber – Amazigh 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...
Glass beads, cowrie shells, wool. The piece is approx cm. 130,0 in lenght (51.18"). Grams 634,0 (22.36 oz.). Excellent general conditions; some beads have been lost. The Rashaida is a tribe of ethnic Bedouin Arabs descending from Hawazin native to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. In 1846, many Rashaida migrated...
Bronze. Cm. 6,0 high x 5,5 width (2.36″ x 2.17″); Gr. 66,1 (2.33 oz.). These figures are believed to cure the madness. The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon in the Kotoko language. The “Putchu Guinadji” are the horse and the rider who fight the demons attacking the mad...
Wooden chest, decorated with iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 40,0 width x cm. 21,0 depth (2.05” x 7.48″ x 2.36”). Excellent overall condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
Camel leather. The bag is cm. 39,0 high x cm. 30,5 width (15.35” x 12.01”). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two...
1980' century. Silver, enamel gr. 53,5 (1.89 oz); Cm. 10,7 high x cm. 7,3 width (4.21" x 2.87”). Extra fine work. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye. An alternative Islamic name for this amulet is Hand...
Tribal metal on iron sheet, copper decorations. gr. 101,2 (3.57 oz.); cm. 25,5 high x cm. 20,5 width (10.04” x 8.07"). A genuine and old Taraout from Tuareg Hoggar, Algeria. These rare elaborate talismans were worn by women of noble birth. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They...
Mid 20th century. Hardwood, wool, tribal repairs. The diameter of the bowl is cm. 31,5 (12.40"). The bowl support is cm. 95,0 high (37,40"). With the bowl and the costum stand the piece is approx. cm. 110,0 high (43.30"). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the...
Mid 20th century. Engraved silver on aluminium sheet, brass. Grams. 31,0 (1.09 oz.); cm. 7,2 high x cm. 7,0 width (2.83” x 2.75"). In the Tuareg language (Tamahaq), the literal sense of the word “Tcherot” means “letter”, “message” or “paper on which something is written”. The word Tcherot is used in Niger, while these talismans...
Mid 20th century. Silver, enamel, niello decorations, old amber beads, old glass beads. The headband is cm. 87,0 in length (34.25"); the decorated part is cm. 27,5 (10.83"). The central talisman is cm. 8,0 x cm. 5,2 (3.15" x 2.05"). Grams 88,8 (3.60 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known...
