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Indian necklace04.04.1870
- White metal, silver content not tested
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
- New never used
Lovely Indian Tribal Silver Necklace handmade by master craftsman probably from Rajasthan, India. This is a choker necklace. Excellent vintage condition; wearable and with a lovely aged patina.
04.04.1885
- High silver content - acid-tested
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Indian silver bracelet or anklet04.04.1886
- High silver content - acid-tested
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
This is a beautiful Indian bracelet, excellent silverwork for this light and hollow bracelets with its four small bells. No similar bracelet was found in my reference books, and I would be grateful if someone can give me some information about this kind of bracelet. Origine maybe Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan.
Indian Rajastani chocker04.04.1908
- White metal, silver content not tested
- New never used
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Lovely Indian Tribal Silver Necklace handmade by master craftsman probably from Rajasthan, India. This is a choker necklace. Excellent condition; wearable.
Anklet India?04.04.1910
- White metal, silver content not tested
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
No indication of origin af this item, any information is welcomed
Indian necklace04.04.1924
- White metal, silver content not tested
- Wool
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
White metal (poor silver content) elements mounted on a black wool string.
Indian necklace04.04.1979
- Glass and Earth
- Aloy with poor silver content
- New never used
- Modern local design
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Nice-ring - Pashtun - Mangal04.05.1850
- Silver/nickel or nickel/copper alloy
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Nice choker, shows sign of long use. The rigid openning will fit ony on a fine neck.
Small collar _ Golden triangle04.05.1866
- Silver
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
- Excellent overall condition
Small collar made by a simple round hollow tube. Very flexible so easy to wear.
Hangings probably part of a necking04.05.1958
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
Set of 26 medium carnelian beads05.04.963
- Carnelian
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Carnelian beads collected in the 1970ties in West Africa. Oblong red carnelian beads (see picture). These are real antique beads, with signs of long use.
Set of 13 antique carnelian beads05.04.968
- Carnelian
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Carnelian beads collected in the 1970ties in West Africa. Large oblong red carnelian beads (see picture). These beads are real antiques African beads, with sign of long use.
Two strands of light blue Ghaneen glass beads05.11.922
- Glass
- Recycled material
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Recycled eco friendly product
Strand Length: 4 X 320 mm Weight: 314
Two strands of over a hundred recycled green glass beads. They are made using by grinding up recycled glass bottles into a powder and pouring into clay casting for melting. The necklace can be worn as such or the beads used for creating new jewelry.
A strand of mixed colored "Dogon" Glass Rings05.13.1555
- Glass
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Original condition
Another beautiful Necklace made of antiques blue "Dogon" glass rings. There are also some white and some brown rings. It's in his original condition as it was collected in the 1960/70ties in Mali.
Oromo headrest from Ethiopia06.01.187
- Wood
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Width:155 mm ø Base: 95 mm
Weight: 266
Headrest with conical base decorated. The upper plateau is broken on one end.
Beautiful old small spice box09.02.1240
- Wood
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- High aesthetic value
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A turned and decorated small spice box witrh dark red and orange colours, and natural markings of age. These boxes were used for spices. Similar boxes are used in the Northern Frontier district of Pakistan, Pakistani-Afghan border areas and Punjab.
Wooden plate, dough bowl, from Swat 09.05.1751
- Wood
- Functional household item
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
This is another nice wooden plate from Swat valley. It has a triangular handle on one side and a spout on the other side. Sculpted lines form the decoration of the outside face.
Long ( 3.65 m) printed African fabric10.04.1820
- Cotton
- Excellent overall condition
- Fabrics for fashion design
- New never used
A printed cotton fabric with traditional African design and a nice dark yellow colour.
Embroidered tablecloth from Chad10.05.2097
- Cotton
- Excellent overall condition
- New never used
This tablecloth was made in the 1980's by a missionary station in Chad and represents rock engravings of the Tibesti. The fabric is made of two large strips of white raw cotton.
Set of 2 pieces of Kente cloth10.07.1146
- Various fibres
- New, based on traditional design
A new very colorful complete set of Kente cloth from the Ashanti region in Ghana, bought in Bonwire a famous weaving village in the region. The specific name of the design is not known, any indication is welcomed (info@etnicdesign.ch)
Kente cloth from Ghana10.07.1150
- Various fibres
- New, based on traditional design
A new very colorful Kente cloth from Ghana from Ashanti region in Ghana, bought in Bonwire a famous weaving village in the region. The specific name of the design is not known, any indication is welcomed (info@etnicdesign.ch)
Nice small Tadjik wall hanging11.03.1804
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional household item
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A small patchwork with an embroidered centerpiece with floral designs.
A loincloth with embroidered floral motifs11.03.1805
- Cotton
- Excellent overall condition
- Fabrics for fashion design
A nice new (never ued) fabric. The exact origin is not known.
Black weaving from the Golden Triangle11.06.1772
- Cotton
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
- New never used
Beautiful fine weaving in dark black with red lines. Collected among the local tribes in Northern Thailand.
Set of two West African brass elements13.02.1391
- Brass / bronze
- Can be delivered cleaned and polished
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Excellent overall condition
Two beautiful round brass elements with two rings rotated by 90 degrees with respect to each other. The hollow space of one is filled with black clay. the use is unknown but similar to items 134.02.1390
Set of 10 rings, West Africa13.02.1417
- Brass / bronze
- Copper & copper aloy
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Original condition
Brass rings from West Africa, some may be Dogon, some others from Nigeria. Originally used as hair ornaments that would represent wealth, or worn braided onto a leather thong as a currency belt, and used as currency in tribal trade. Some have a "snake skin" cross-hatch pattern. Sold also individually. Polished the make beautiful fingerrings.
Swati seats16.01.2044
- Wood
- Leather & skins
- Furniture
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Original condition
These are the simplest seats, 4 turned legs and a leather webbing woven in various geometric patterns.
Brass pipe from Cameroon21.01.1644
- Brass / bronze
- Wood
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
This is a very old brass pipe, with a well-sculpted furnace and stem. it has a small mouthpiece in wood. Due to its long use the pie head has a small hole. While Musée d'Ethnographie de Neucâtel (MEN) attributes a similar article to the Ashanti tribe in Ghana and some other sources link them to the Mossi in Burkina Faso, The present pipe has been collected in Northern Cameroon.
Tobacoo pipe terracotta head21.01.590
- Terracotta
- Wood
- Brass / bronze
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
The present pipe, whose origin is not guaranteed, has a terracotta fireplace and then a wooden tube with a beautiful bronze ring.