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Dogon Fingering01.05.1378
- Brass / bronze
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
This type of fingering generally attributed to the Dogon (Mali) but you find similar models among other tribes in Mali, and surrounding countries. Blandin (1988) p. 37 suggests that the motif represent water lily leaves that exist in the ponds of the region.
Set of 3 Tuareg Stone Amulet Pendant01.09.1397
- Stone
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
Talhakimt, sometimes called Tanfuk are carved out of soft stone from the Aïr or from Hombori. Only worn by women on a cord around the neck. The Talhakimt is naively executed and possesses a particular mystic energy in its simple form.
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.
Khumeysa necklace, Tuareg01.09.1369
- Bones and horns
- Leather & skins
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
A new made Khumeysa necklace. Five diamonds cut from a shell or bone mounted on a leather plate.
Antique fingering? probably Sao02.1387
- Iron
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
If my memories do not betray me this ring was acquired around 1970 in Chad. A possible origin is Sao. No literary reference. Any information is welcome
Tuareg Stone Talhakimt Amulet Pendant01.09.1382
- Stone
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- High aesthetic value
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Talhakimt, sometimes called Tanfuk are carved out of soft stone from the Aïr ( Assul) or from Hombori. Only worn by women on a cord around the neck. The Talhakimt possesses a particular mystic energy in its simple form.
set of Tuareg Stone Talhakimt Amulet Pendant01.09.1396
- Stone
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
Talhakimt, sometimes called Tanfuk are carved out of soft stone from the Aïr or from Hombori. Only worn by women on a cord around the neck. The Talhakimt is naively executed and possesses a particular mystic energy in its simple form.
Brass pendant Bobo13.02.1415
- Brass / bronze
- Excellent overall condition
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Brass pendant probably representing the sun. Nice old collectables
Ritual twin poterie - Dajhomey14.02.2113
- Clay; Pottery
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Pottery double vessel made of reddish ware, painted white, linked by bar.
Double pots for the cult of twins (hohori) of same sexes. For twins of different sexes one pot is inverted. Collected in 1971, Cotonou market.
earthware pot with cover14.02.2101
- Clay; Pottery
- High aesthetic value
- Functional household item
White large strip woven tablecloth10.01.2099
- Cotton
- Excellent overall condition
- New never used
Embroidered tablecloth from Chad10.05.2098
- 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.
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.
Indigo strip woven short10.05.2096
- Cotton
- New never used
Indigo embroidered girl's dress10.05.2092
- Cotton
- New never used
Handwoven cotton shirt10.05.2091
- Cotton
- New never used
- Needs to be washed
Hand woven cotton shirt10.05.2090
- Cotton
- New never used
A handwoven cotton shirt with cowries decorations from West Africa.
African embroidered shirt10.05.2089
- Cotton
- New never used
- Needs to be washed
African embroidered shirt10.05.2088
- Cotton
- New never used
African embroidered shirt10.05.2087
- Cotton
- New never used
Men's Indigo ceremonial cloth10.05.2086
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Over-sized men's clothing equates to importance. Such Indigo robes with traditional embroidery indicative of high status of the bearer. The triangular knife pattern and the calligraphic spiral rosette may have an underlying protective symbolism
A complete set from a West African handloom10.09.2085
- Cotton
- Wood
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Together with pulleys and shuttle boat this forms a complete handloom, except the chassis.
String heddles10.09.2084
- Wood
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
The heddles are rectangular devices consisting of two resilient sticks on the top and the other down they are joined by fine strings with loops in the middle of each string. The wrap passes through the loops.
Three spindles 10.09.2083
- Wood
- Excellent overall condition
- New never used
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
Women use spindles to spin the raw cotton into yarn, which then is woven on a handloom
Adinkra stamps10.09.2082
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Functional tool
- High aesthetic value
This two stamps date back to 1970, there are somewht different from the more recent ones below.
Cotton Spun10.09.2081
- Cotton
- Wood
- Can be delivered with stand (extra costs)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Spinning is performed with natural wooden spindles, and the thread is then wound up on a wooden spun. This is a thread made of local cotton from Benin or Nigeria.
Shuttle boats from West African Handloom10.09.2080
- Wood
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Functional tool
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Three suttle boats of different size, one with a cotton spun. Nice old decorative items with the original patina.
Two heddle pulleys10.09.2079
- Wood
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Functional tool
Two wooden heddle pulley from a handloom
Heddle Pulley from West-African Handloom10.09.2078
- Wood
- Iron
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Functional household item
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A wooden pulley of a traditional handloom from Benin.
Three hand carved wooden tampons for wax prints10.09.2076
- Wood
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
- Functional tool
Along the West African coast wax resist are applied with hand-carved wooden stamps (tampons). Our material has been collected in the 1970ties in Nigeria (Ibadan) and Benin. Item 10.09.2074 shows a cloth ready for dying with wax applied by tampon with bird motif.