Mid 20th century. Wool. Approximately cm. 44,0 x 42,5 (17.32” x 16.73”). This fabric has been professionally washed; excellent conditions. 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...
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. The Oromo people are a Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to Ethiopia who speak the Oromo language. They are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia...
Early to mid 20th century. Bronze gr. 149,1 (5.26 oz.); diameter cm. 9,0 (3.54″); inner diameter cm. 6,7 (2.64"). The Gurunsi are a set of related ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and south and central Burkina Faso. There are numerous ethnic sub-groups among the Gurunsi, such as: the Frafra, Nabt and...
Early 20th century. Bronze grams 968,9 (34.18 oz.). Cm. 14,5 high x cm. 14,5 width (5.71" x 5.71"). Very good overall conditions; on the back some damage due to use. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , are scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to...
Early to mid 20th century. Copper, wood. Cm. 43,8 high (17.24″); weight: grams 246,9 (8.71 oz.). A knife of the Kuba (Ikula) with a hand beaten copper blade. The wooden handle is exquisitely decorated by inlaying thousands of wire bits into the wood and has a nice patina from tribal use. These knives were...
Wooden chest, decorated with brass and iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 20,0 width x cm. 11,3 depth (4.72” x 7.87″ x 4.45”). Excellent condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and...
Leather, shells, glass beads. Cm 41,0 in lenght (16.14"). The talisman is cm. 17,5 high x 10,0 width (6.89" x 3.94"); Gr. 290,0 (10.23 oz.). The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They speak the Sidamo language, which is a language...
The Gurunsi bracelet is made of wood with copper decorations; diameter cm. 8,7 (3.43"). The Lobi bracelet has is made of wood with a nice zig-zag design; max cm 8,9 x cm. 8,4 (3.50" x 3.31"). The Gurunsi are a set of related ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and south and...
Mid 20th. Bronze gr. 306,4 (10.81 oz.); cm. 7,3 high, cm. 8,5 width (2.87" x 3.35"). Among the Senufo of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire, copper alloy figures and bracelets are associated with the Sando (or Sandogo) divination society and are linked to the powers of bush spirits. The bracelets, called...
