Amazigh Sold Items

Old Fine Necklace – KIRDAM – Egypt

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,...

Tuareg Kajal Kohl Bottle – Niger

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...

Kuba Raffia Skirt – NGONGO – DR Congo

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...

Tuareg Teapot – Mauritania

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...

Authentic Berber Hat – Tetouan, Rif Mountain, North Morocco

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...

Huge Fine Gan Bronze – TORFAN – Burkina Faso

20th century. The bronze has a diameter of cm. 17,7 (6.97"); Gr. 519,2 (18.31 oz.). “The Torfan are spiritual entities that may have one or more heads (up to ten) and express themselves in different forms. These amulets have great power; the strength is increased by the number of heads they have. Any owner...

Berber Temporal Parure – Ait Herbil – Western Anti Atlas, South Morocco

Early 20th century - Silver, niello decorations gr 131,5 (4.63 oz); cm. 19,7 high (7.75”)  x cm. 8,7 width (3.42”). These pieces are talismans of fertility and represent the nine moons of human gestation. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history...