Amazigh Sold Items

Kuba Raffia – SHOOWA – Kasai Velvet – DR CongoKuba Raffia – SHOOWA – Kasai Velvet – DR Congo

Raffia Vinifera fibers. Mid 20th century. Approximately cm. 120 x 64 (47.2 x 25.1 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...

Tcherot n. 05 – NigerTcherot n. 05 – Niger

Mid 20th century. Front side manufactured from silver sheet, rear side of brass sheet. Cm.7,02 high x cm. 8,0 width- 2.75” x 3.14"- Signed piece. 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...

Berber Talisman – KITAB – MauritaniaBerber Talisman – KITAB – Mauritania

Mid 20th century. Silver; gr. 23,4 (0,82 oz.). Cm. 5,0 high x cm. 4,3 width (1.96” x 1.69"). Excellent work These items often contain prayers and magical formulas written on parchment. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in...

Hair Ornaments – Ait Akka – Berber – MoroccoHair Ornaments – Ait Akka – Berber – Morocco

Mid 20th century - Tribal metal, paint. Gr 192,75 (6.79 oz); cm. 8,0 high (3.14”) x cm. 4,3 width (1.69”) Antique Berber Hair Ornaments from Ait Akka Tribe. Exquisite work. For similar examples see p. 181 of "Bijoux du Maroc", by Jacques and Marie-Rose Rabaté, Edisud / Le Fennec. The Berbers, or,...