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Tuareg "ǝlbayt" tobacco pouch21.03.1633
- Leather & skins
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
The Tuareg "ǝlbayt" snuffbox is made by leatherworkers in a purely Mauritanian style.The snuffbox has two pockets with flaps. These "wargāt" leaves bear the names of the various objects that are stored in the snuffbox, it closes with a small leather cord.
Clay pipe head Cameroon21.01.1624
- Clay; Pottery
- Excellent overall condition
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Original condition
The pipe head is in perfect condition; its origin is not clearly defined, but most probably Cameroon. The furnace has a lovely patina and three engravings.
Clay pipe head from Rwanda21.01.1625
The Ikinonko, or round pipe is used by ordinary men and women.
Tuareg "ǝlbayt" tobacco pouch21.03.1631
- Leather & skins
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
The Tuareg "ǝlbayt" snuffbox is made by leatherworkers in a purely Mauritanian style.The snuffbox has four pockets with flaps. These "wargāt" leaves bear the names of the various objects that are stored in the snuffbox, it closes with a small leather cord.
Three calabash spoons09.01.1676
- Gourds, calabashes
- Functional household item
- New never used
Diameter of the largest one: 10,5 cm Weight: 120 gr
There are 4 spoons on the picture, but one is broken.
One calabash bowl and three spoons09.01.1675
- Gourds, calabashes
- Functional household item
- New never used
lents of spoons; 21 - 17- 12,5 cm Weight: 168 gr
Calebash pot09.01.1674
- Gourds, calabashes
- Various fibres
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional household item
- New never used
Pretty squash container surmounted by a basketry collar. Either it never had a cover or it is missing.
Six cups made out of pumpkinsqqxs09.01.1673
- Gourds, calabashes
- Functional household item
- New never used
Three spoons of calabash09.01.1672
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- New never used
- Functional household item
Three spoons made from pumpkins, nowadays endangered with the invasion of Chinese enamel and plastics
Ancient brass pipe head Cameroon21.01.1617
- Brass / bronze
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Original condition
Beautiful ancient pipe head from the Caeroon highlands, collected in situ around 1975. In perfect condition, but signs of long use, tar residus and nice patina.
Set of 4 "Tuareg" pipes21.01.1616
- Wood
- Metal
- Bones and horns
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
One long (170 mm) metal pipe with ints cleaning rod; one pipe (220 mm) made of wood, bone, brass, copper and white metal: one pipe cut out of a bone with metal inlay; one black wooden pipe.
Gourde for grains - Ethiopia09.01.1671
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
This gourde was mainly used to transport grains. Its has been collected in southern Ethiopia, the exact origin is not known. The Hamer and other tribes in the Omo Valley use similar gourdes.
Gourde for banana beer - Rwanda09.01.1670
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
Bottles for banana beer are made out of the medium-sized pumpkins of the ibamba variety. The present gourde is remarkably conserved and lovingly repaired one repair consists of fine strands of interlocking rattan sawn through the gourd a second type is made with metal clamps. The gourde has deep brown/reddish patina. Collected during my stay in Rwanda from 1974 to 1977.
Calabash bowl and spoon09.01.1684
- Gourds, calabashes
- New never used
- Excellent overall condition
Anew calabash, never used in perfect condition
Gourde for banana beer Rwanda09.01.1669
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
Bottles for banana beer are made out of the medium-sized pumpkins of the ibamba variety. The present gourde is remarkably conserved, only small chips on the upper end, see picture. The gourde has a beautiful warm patina. Collected in 1974 to1977during my stay in Rwanda.
Small calabash
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
This small calabsh has nice pyro-engraved gemetrical decorations
Clay pipe head from the Cameroon Grassland21.01.1623
- Clay; Pottery
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Old pipe head nicely decorated, with signs of long use. The furnace has been locally repaored, see picture.
Calabash container09.01.1667
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
A nice container with its pointed cover, in perfect condition.
Tutsi clay pipe21.01.1622
- Clay; Pottery
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Tobacco pipe from Rwanda made of earthenware with a slender funnel-shaped bowl at the bottom ending in a sharp point. Undecorated black baked pottery, a small chip on the edge of the furnace (see picture). The Indende, or long pipe is used by wealthy people, while the round pipe is for ordinary people.
Beautiful Fulani calabash09.01.1655
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This is a beautifully decorated calabash with a smooth patina, from the nomadic Fulani tribes of northern Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The present calabash, even so, they are highly fragile, has not a single crack and is in perfect condition, which is rare to find.
Similar item at : Musée de l'Homme, M.H. 1931.75.2482, and MEG (geneva) No ETHAF 046001-3
African clay pipe21.01.1621
- Clay; Pottery
- Leather & skins
- Wood
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Unknown origin, mayce from Northern Cameroon
Tuareg tobacco purse and pipe21.03.1618
- Leather & skins
The Tuareg "ǝlbayt" snuffbox is probably made by leatherworkers of Tidjikja in a purely Mauritanian style.The snuffbox has four pockets with flaps. These "wargāt" leaves bear the names of the various objects that are stored in the snuffbox: the tobacco leaf, the tinder, the lighter and the pipe cleaner. The snuffbox ends with a pompom of leather "hair" and closes with a small leather cord. With the snuffbox comes a pipe made out of bone, black wood, copper and white metal.
Tutsi clay pipe head21.01.1620
- Clay; Pottery
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Tobacco pipe from Rwanda made of earthenware with a slender funnel-shaped bowl at the bottom ending in a sharp point. Undecorated black baked pottery, a small chip on the edge of the furnace (see picture). The Indende, or long pipe is used by wealthy people, while the round pipe is for ordinary people.
Storage pot. Calabash & bark - Burkina Faso09.01.1665
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
This small container was used in the house to store things
Beautiful gourde
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
A gourd in perfect condition with its caries decoration.
Three calabashes spoons09.01.1663
- Gourds, calabashes
- Excellent overall condition
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional household item
Large spoon calabash09.01.1662
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
Small African clay pipe 21.01.1615
- Clay; Pottery
- Wood
- Excellent overall condition
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Set of three calabashes09.01.1661
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional household item
- Excellent overall condition
To bowls and one spoon all in perfect condition
Small calabash container
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Use and origin of the container not clearly defined, probably Ethiopia.