Iron, silver, aluminum, brass, leather. With the long leather cord the piece is about 65 centimeters long (23.59"). The Tcherot talisman is cm 9,5 high x cm. 7,8 width (3.74" x 3.07"); grams 131,9 (4.65 oz.); . In the Tuareg language (Tamahaq), the literal sense of the word “Tcherot” means “letter”,...
Wood, mineral pigments cm. 32,5 high x cm. 18,0 width (12.80″ x 7.09″); grams 262,0 (9.24 oz.). Former Belgian collection. This rafined mask come from clans living in the north of the Ituri region. The only detail on the protruding mouth is a crenellation representing a dentition; this decoration evokes the...
Wood. Cm 48,5 high, cm 27,0 width, cm. 26,5 depth (19.09" x 10.63" x 10.43"). Grams 2.098,0 (4.63 lb). The seat appears to have been repaired a long time ago (see last photo). However, the stool is very solid and in excellent overall condition. The Zaramo people are an East African...
1950′. Silver filigree, pink coral. The pendant (kirdam) it's cm. 10,0 high x cm 6,5 (3.94" x 2.56"). The silver chain is recent (nice Italian manufacture) and is 45,0 in lenght (17.72″); grams 42,2 (1.49 oz.). The pendant it's formed from 4 crescents moon. The crescent shape is used to represent the Moon,...
Mid 20th century. Metal. Cm. 9,3 width x cm. 8,5 high (3.66″ x 3.35″). The central talisman is cm. 4,9 x cm. 4,9 (1.93″ x 1.93″). Gr. 339,0 (11.96 oz.). These anklets are worn by Moorish women during the dance of Guedra. The Guedra is a ritual dance of love, performed...
Metal, several layers of wood and resin. Cm. 8,8 high (3.46”). The kohl or kajal is a powder composed mainly of galena, malachite, sulfur and animal fat used for eye makeup to darken the eyelids anddraw the eye. Depending on the composition can be black or gray. The use of kohl...
Raffia Vinifera fibers. 1960'-1970'. Approximately cm. 85,0 x cm. 495,0 (2.78 x 16.24 Feet). Excellent conditions. The length and the elegance of the skirt measure the prestige of the owner. These tissues were also used as currency. The Kuba (or Bakuba) peoples are famous for producing beautiful fabrics made from fibers of the palm Raphia Vinifera...
Tin gr. 664,6 (23.44 oz.); copper, brass, resin decorations. Cm. 20,5 high (8.07”) x cm. 23,0 width (9.06”). 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...
Early to mid 20th century. Massive silver. gr. 284,4 (10.03 oz.); diameter cm. 7,9 (3.11″), inner diameter cm. 7,5 (2.95″). 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 the Niger River.The...
20th century. Straw, wool. Diameter cm. 40,0 high (15.75”). 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 the Niger River.The name Berber appeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire. Many Berbers call themselves...
