Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approx. cm. 90 x 35 (35,4 x 13.7 Inches). This barkcloth was originally used as loincloth for ceremonies and dances. Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of Africa, are one of several indigenous pygmy groups. They are hunter-gatherers that live...
1960-1970. Cm. 43,0 high (16.92”) x cm. 10,0 width (3.93”). Beautiful piece. The Haha are a Berber people in the Western High Atlas in Morocco. 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...
Mid 20th century. Without the silk plume, the chaplet is cm 52,0 (16.92") in length; gr. 135,15 (4.77 oz.). Beads: wood finely inlaid with silver, silver, agate, amber, old glass. The chaplet are a nakelace, but also instruments of prayer, similar to the rosary.
Ancient Byzantine Cross from Syria. Bronze. Cm. 5,1 x cm. 3,0 (2.0 x 1.18 Inches); gr. 10,4 (0.36 oz.). Perfect condition. Sold
Early 20th century. Silver, blue, red and green enamel. Gr. 260,0 (9.17 oz.); cm. 3,6 high (1.41 Inches) x cm. 6,8 width (2.67 Inches). 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...
Mid 20th century. Top quality tin; copper, brass and wood decorations. Cm. 18,0 high x cm. 20,0 width (Inches 7.08 x 7.87); gr. 570 (20.10 oz.). The care, attention to detail and goldsmith techniques, used by the Tuareg to create their own jewelry, are also used in everyday objects. The Tuareg people...
Wooden chest, decorated with bronze and iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. 20th century – cm. 12,8 high x cm. 14,2 width x cm. 27,0 large (5.03” x 5.59 x 10.62”). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
The nacklace is cm. 58,5 long (23.03 Inches); copal beads, metal insert: diameter from cm. 2,5 (0.98") to cm. 4,2 (1,65). Gr. 595,0 (20.98 oz). 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...
Approx. cm. 36,0 high x cm. 13,0 width (14.17" x 5.11”) 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...
Approx. cm. 19,0 high x cm. 19,5 width (7.48 x 7.67 Inches). Gr. 438,4 (15.46 oz.). The bull Nandi is Shiva's primary vehicle and is the principal gana (follower) of Shiva. Sold
