Mid 20th century. Without the silk plume, the chaplet is cm 52,0 (16.92") in length; gr. 135,15 (4.77 oz.). Beads: wood finely inlaid with silver, silver, agate, amber, old glass. The chaplet are a nakelace, but also instruments of prayer, similar to the rosary.
Wooden chest, decorated with bronze and iron plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. 20th century – cm. 12,8 high x cm. 14,2 width x cm. 27,0 large (5.03” x 5.59 x 10.62”). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
Mid 20th century. Engraved silver on iron sheet gr. 22,5 (0,79 oz.). Cm. 5,0 high x cm. 4,5 width (1.96” x 1.77"). These talismans holding Koranic verses are known as Kitab (meaning "book" in arabic). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to...
Mid 20th century. Silver; gr. 23,4 (0,82 oz.). Cm. 5,0 high x cm. 4,3 width (1.96” x 1.69"). Excellent work These items often contain prayers and magical formulas written on parchment. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in...
Mid 20th century. Shells (tafoun), agate and carnelian rings (khourb) on leather. Approx. cm. 64,0 long (25.19 Inches). Before performing the dance of seduction (guedra), mauritanian women wear a parure embellished with different amulets. Very interesting piece from an anthropological point of view. You can see a similar piece on page 28-29...
Leather, old glass beads, agate. Approx. cm. 14,5 width (5.70 Inches) x cm. 5,5 high (2.16 Inches). Before performing the dance of seduction (guedra), mauritanian women wear a frontal parure embellished with different amulets. You can see a similar piece on page 28 of "A World of Head Adornment: Africa, Asia, Oceania,...
Silver (gr. 30,0- 1.06 oz). Size: cm. 5,8 x 5,2. Ancient talisman, coming from the nomadic peoples of Mauritania. This style of pendant, called Boghdad, is decorated with incised lines and soldered beads.
Mid 20th century. Silver on ebony (gr. 7,5 - 0.26 oz.). Size: cm. 4,4 x 3,9 (1.73" x 1.53"). The crosses are worn by men or women alike. They have magical significance (value protection).
Silver (gr. 30,0- 1.06 oz). Size: cm. 5,8 x 4,6. This style of pendant, called Boghdad, is decorated with incised lines and soldered beads. This piece probably comes from the area of Walata and Trarza. Silver (gr. 30,0- 1.06 oz). Size: cm. 5,8 x 4,6. This style of pendant, called Boghdad,...
