Early 20th century. Copper. Cm. 9,0 (3.54”) high x cm. 11,2 (4.40") width. Inner diameter: cm. 8,5 (3.34 Inches). Gr. 398,9 (13.96 oz.). 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 of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus....
Mid 20th century. Tribal metal, enamel (gr. 46,1 - 1.62 oz.). Size: cm. 8,2 x 7,5 (3.22" x 2.95"). 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...
Terracotta, traces of paint. Cm. 10,2 heigh x cm. 5,2 width x cm. 4,8 depth (4.01” x 2.04” x 1.88"). These statuettes are known as of Komaland and dated from the XII th to XVII th century.
1970'. Silver, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 40,1 (1.41 oz.); cm. 4,5 high x cm. 5,3 width (1.77" x 2.08"). Wondeful work. 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...
Mid 20th century. Iron m. 81,0 high x cm. 51,8 width (31.88" x 20.39"). A authentic shield from the Kirdi people of Cameroon. The name of Kirdi - which in Arabic means non-Muslim - is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist, of Sudanese origin, who live in the northern Cameroon:...
Mid 20th century or earlier. Silver (gr. 20,7 - 0.73 oz.). Size: cm. 5,1 x 5,1 (2.00" 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 name Berber appeared for the...
Early 20th century – Silver, enamel, coral. Gr 25,2 (0.88 oz.); cm. 7,3 high x cm. 4,4 width (2.87" x 1.73"). Old Berber Hair Ornaments from Ait Akka Tribe. Exquisite work. For similar examples see p. 283 of "Splendeurs du Maroc", Africa Museum Tervuren. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously...
Mid 20th century. Silver. Cm. 2,8 high (1.10") ; cm. 4,2 width (1.65"”); inner diameter approx. cm. 1,9 and cm. 1,8 (0.74” - 0.70"); US size 8.5 and 7.5. Gr. 21,6 (0.76 oz). Rare item. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, traces of enamel. Gr. 71,1 (2.50 oz.); diameter cm. 8,0 (3.14″), inner diameter cm. 5,6 (2.20″). For similar examples, see: p. 34 of “A World of Bracelets”, by Anne van Cutsem; p. 329 of “Splendeurs du Maroc”, Africa Museum Tervuren. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the...
Terracotta, traces of paint. Cm. 9,7 heigh x cm. 6,0 width x cm. 7,0 depth (3.81” x 2.36” x 2.75"). These statuettes are known as of Komaland and dated from the XII th to XVII th century.
