Authentic Old Used - DOGON MASK - Mali Early to Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 48,0 x 14,0 (18.8” x 5.5”). Dogon art is primarily sculpture. Dogon art revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Dogon sculptures are not made to be seen publicly, and are commonly hidden from...
Early to Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 50,0 x 17,0 (19.6” x 6.6”). Dogon art is primarily sculpture. Dogon art revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Dogon sculptures are not made to be seen publicly, and are commonly hidden from the public eye within the houses of families...
Bronze. Cm. 11,3 x 10,2. Gr. 197,9. Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, south of the Niger bend near the city of Bandiagara in the Mopti region. Certain...
Mid 20th century. Silver, silver coins, red glass, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 51,3 (1.81 oz.); cm. 9,4 long x cm. 5,5 width (3.70’’ x 2.16"). 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...
Early to Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 55,0 x 20,0 (21.6” x 7.8”). Dogon art is primarily sculpture. Dogon art revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Dogon sculptures are not made to be seen publicly, and are commonly hidden from the public eye within the houses of families...
Early 20th century. Silver alloy, green glass gr. 66,7 (2.35 oz). Each fibula measures cm. 13,0 (5.11”) high x cm. 5,2 (2.04”) width. Overall, with the chain, the piece is cm. 63,0 long (24.80 Inches). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. Their weight,...
Brass. Cm. 8,2 x 7,5. Gr. 168,3. Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, south of the Niger bend near the city of Bandiagara in the Mopti region. Certain...
Mid 20th century. Wood, raffia fibers and pigment . Approximately cm. 40,0 x 27,0 (15.7” x 10.6”). The Pende are known for their xylophone-based music and their dances. Dancers traditionally wear colorful masks and costumes made of raffia, as well as hairdresses that resemble the shapes of Pende huts. Visit our...
Approximately cm. 32,5 x 16,0 (12.7” x 6.2”). The Bura culture refers to a set of archeological sites in the lower Niger River valley of Niger and Burkina Faso. The first-millennium Bura-Asinda culture in the West African Sahel has been radio-carbon dated as starting in the 3rd century and lasting until the...
Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Early 20th century or older. Silver; traces of green and yellow enamel . Gr. 32,5 (1.14 oz.); cm. 4,3 long x cm. 4,0 width (1.69’’ x 1.57"). Tagmout is the centerpiece of a necklace or a fibula. Its shape resembles that of an egg, a symbol of...
