Carved hard wood. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 20,5 width x cm 20,5 depth (11.02" x 8.07" x 8.07"); grams 1256,0 (44.30 oz.). The 'noo' masks are worn by healers. A fine wooden helmet surmounted by a stylized representation of bird; in the back "the mythical bull that first revealed his secret...
Leather, red fabric. The piece is approx. cm. 47,0 high x 12,0 width (18.50” x 4.72”). The bag contains a scroll in the front and is cm. 12,5 x cm. 9,0 (4.92” x 3.54”). This old bag contains a scroll in the front. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are...
Silver and carnelian – gr. 54,2 (1.91 oz.); cm. 8,2 high x cm. 2,6 width (3.22" x 1.02"). Inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.70"); US size 8.0. 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...
Bronze gr. 1.558,0 (54.96 oz.); cm. 10,5 high, cm. 14,5 width (4.13" x 4.71"). The Senufo are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups of Gur-speaking people living in an area spanning from southern Mali and the extreme western corner of Burkina Faso to Katiola in Côte d’Ivoire. Daily life for...
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 23,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (9.06" x 3.03"); grams 341,7 (12.05 oz.). Throughout history the phenomenon of twins has always been the subject of great curiosity and charm, such as surprising and uncontrollable force of nature, stimulating particular actions and behaviors. In Togo and Bènin, if one...
End 19th century - early 20th century. Silver (gr. 16,3 - 0.57 oz.). Size: cm. 4,9 x 4,2 (1.93" x 1.65"). Excellent conditions. 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 the Niger River. The name Berber appeared for the first...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel gr. 65,6 (2.31 oz.); diameter cm. 7,2 (2.83"); inner diameter cm. 6,2 (2.44"). 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 have achieved unity by keeping...
19th century or early 20th. Cm. 16,5 high x cm. 8,4 width (6,50" x 3.31"). The central hole is cm. 6,3 x cm. 4,6 (2.48" x 1.81"). Grams 135,2 (4.77 oz.). The Kassena people are a subset of the Gurunsi meta ethnicity, a term used to describe a set of ethnic...
Mid 20th century. Leather, silk. 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 have achieved unity by keeping up their unique language and culture which are, like their land,...
Mid-XXth century or earlier. Hardwood, traces of paint. Cm. 74,0 high x 10,8 width (29.13" x 4.25"). Attractive patina, beatifully carved and minutely engraved. A variety of poles is used in the jaima, the tuarg tent. They are often richly decorated and they may then turn into symbols of status. This particular...
