Wooden chest, decorated with brass and iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 20,0 width x cm. 11,3 depth (4.72” x 7.87″ x 4.45”). Excellent condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
Silver, mediterranean coral, enamel grams 147,6 (5.21 oz.); Outler diameter cm. 7,5 (2.95"); inner diameter cm. cm. 6,3 (2.48"); depth cm. 5,7 (2.24"). The Kabyle people are a Berber ethnic group native to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, one hundred miles east of Algiers. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the...
Shells on multiple layers of hide; mirrors, plastic elements. Cm. 9,1 width x cm. 8,8 high (3.58" x 3.46"). Gr. 44,4 (1.57 oz). The leather rope is included in the price. The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed to ward off the evil eye and, being made of...
Extra fine camel leather quality. Approx. cm. 135,0 width x 105,0 width (53.15” x 41.34”). Perfect conditions, beautiful Tuareg geometric designs (permanent ink). 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...
Silver gr. 61,5 (2.17 oz); cm. 3,6 high (1.42”) x cm. 3,0 width (1.18”). Internal diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75"); US size 8.0. An expression of tribal identity and of social status, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout...
Copper grams 784,0 (27.65 oz.). Cm. cm 10.5 width (4.13″). Manillas are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. As a means of exchange they originated in Calabar. Calabar was the chief city of the ancient southeast Nigerian coastal kingdom of...
1960′-1970′. Wool. Without fringes, approximately cm. 74,0 x 90,0 (29.13” x 35.43”). Tie and dye. Excellent conditions. For similar examples see: – page 139 of “African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent”, by John Gillow; – page 71 of “African Costumes and Textiles: From the Berbers to the Zulus, by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux,...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, glass beads on lether; gr. 51,6 (1.82 oz.); cm. 8,7 high x 8,0 width (3.30" x 3.14"). This talisman was the central piece of a necklace. The Maria Theresa Thaler is probably one of the most famous and well known coins of the world. Originally struck in Austria from 1740 to 1780, the...
Heavy hardwood cm. 37,0 high x cm. 19,0 width (14.56" x 7.48"). gr. 741,7 (26.16 oz.). Kpelie masks are usually oval in shape with arched crescent shaped eyebrows over narrow slit eyes. The small mouth opens below a slender nose. Scarification marks add to presentation of what is considered beautiful to the...
Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments. Approximately cm. 106,0 x 27,5 (41.43 x 10.83 inches). This bark cloth is made by beating a layer just under the bark until it’s not thin and pliableis and is the central area of the long prom dresses for decoration and added prestige. This piece...
