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Fine Berber Bag – North Morocco

1950'-1960'. Leather. Cm. 26,0 high (10.23″)  x cm. 29,0 width (11.41”). 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 time after the end of the...

Pair Berber Bracelets – Draa Valley, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Silver. Gr. 115,2 (4.06 oz); diameter cm. 7,0 (2.75"); inner diameter cm. 6,4 (2.55"). 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...

Berber Headgear – ADRAR – Ida Ou Nadif – Anti Atlas, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Wool. Approximately cm. 68,0 x 77,0 (26.77” x 30.31”). Henna dye. Beautiful women's foulard from the Ida Ou Nadif tribe. For more information and similar examples: "Die Farbe Henna - Belmalte Textilien aus Sud-Marokko" Arnoldsche Edition. "African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent", by John Gillow; "Tapis Berbères du...

Berber Crew Neck – Haha, Morocco

1960-1970. Cm. 14,5 high (5.70”) x cm. 34,0 width (13.38”); gr. 70,3 (2.47 oz.). 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...

Boghdad n. 16 – South Morocco

1970'. Silver (gr. 34,5 - 1.21 oz.). The necklace is cm. 64 long (25.19"). The Boghdad cross is cm. 5,0 x 5,1 (1.96" x 2.00"). 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...

Bamana-Bambara – Door Lock – Mali

Mid 20th century; cm. 60,0 high x cm. 43,5 width (23.62 x 17.12”). Used to protect houses and granaries, Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. Locks such as these were fixed with large iron staples through holes to house doors, which were usually plain. Placing an image of...

Tuareg TEAPOT – Mauritania

1970'. Top quality tin; copper, brass, wood decorations. Cm. 19,3 high x cm. 23,0 width (Inches 7.59 x 9.05); gr. 542,0 (19.11 oz.). Perfect conditions. 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...

Tuareg Chest – Mauritania

Wooden chest, decorated with bronze plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Mid 20th century; cm. 8,0 high x cm. 18,9 width x cm. 8,6 depth (3.14” x 7.44 x 3.38”); gr. 494,4 (17.43 oz.).   The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and...

Boghdad n. 15 – South Morocco

1970. Silver (gr. 54,5 - 1.92 oz.). Size: cm. 8,0 x 7,1 (3.14" x 2.79"). Western Anti Atlas Mountains, 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 the Niger River. The name Berber appeared for the...

Berber Bag – ZAABOULA – Rif Mountain, North Morocco

Approx. cm. 28,0 high (11.02″)  x cm. 32,0 width (12.58”). With fringes the bag is approx. cm. 60 long (23.62″). 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...