Mid 20th century. Without the silk plume, the chaplet is cm 43,0 (16.92") in length. Wooden beads cm. 1,5 (0,59"). The chaplet is instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis...
20th century. Wool. Without fringes, approximately cm. 125,0 x 105,0 (49.21” x 41.33”). Perfect conditions. Beautiful women's headgear from the Ida Ou Zeddoute tribe. You can see a similar piece on page 118 of “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow.
The lock (iron, brass, copper and silver decorations) is cm. 14,5 long x cm 6,0 width. The key (brass sheet on iron) is cm. 13,0 long. 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...
Approx. cm. 110,0 high x cm. 55,0 width (43.30" x 21.65”). 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...
1970′. Silver, layers of ebony and silver. Cm. 2,7 high (1.06”) ; cm. 2,3 width (0.90”); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.82”). Gr. 11,9 (0.41 oz). 1970'. Silver, layers of ebony and silver. Cm. 2,7 high (1.06”) ; cm. 2,3 width (0.90”); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.82”). Gr. 11,9 (0.41 oz). The...
Mid 20th century or earlier. Silver, silver coins, red glass. The nacklace is cm. 52 long (19.68 Inches); gr. 82,1 (2.89 oz.). Mid 20th century or earlier. Silver, silver coins, red glass. The nacklace is cm. 52 long (19.68 Inches); gr. 82,1 (2.89 oz.). Mid 20th century or earlier. Silver, silver coins,...
Late 19th – early 20th century. Brass. Gr. 221,9 (7.82 oz); without the rings cm. 16,0 high (6.29”) x cm. 11,0 width (4.33”). Late 19th – early 20th century. Brass. Gr. 221,9 (7.82 oz); without the rings cm. 16,0 high (6.29”) x cm. 11,0 width (4.33”). Late 19th – early...
19th or early 20th century. Silver red glass bead. Gr. 55,8 (1.97 oz); Cm. 12,8 high (5.03”) x cm. 6,8 width (2.67”). The Hand is a common symbol in much of the world since prehistoric times: the hands of the Tassili rock positive and negative (southern Algeria), dating from a period...
Mid 20th century. Silver on iron sheet; copper decorations. Approx. cm. 17,0 (6.69”) high x cm. 14,0 (5.51”) width; gr. 100,6 (3.55 oz.). 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,...
Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 81 x 178 (31.8 x 70.0 inches). 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, women and children belonging to...
