Ethnic Design Collection Reto Zehnder

Red felt carpet, bought in the Pamir Highlands.  See the pictures to judge some damage on the edges.

 Felt carpet, bought in the Pamir Highlands.  See the pictures to judge some damage on the edges.

Small cup, probaly Gurage.

Nice wooden bowl, probably Gurage.The bowl has a small "handle" with a hole for a string of twine as these bowls would traditionally be hung on the walls in the home when not in use. The bowl has a beautiful dark patina, unfortunately it had a broken part which has been repaired.

This upper-arm triangular stone bracelet, eewuki,  from Niger is made of a soft stone, aluler, found in the Air mountains (Niger).  Worn on the upper arm, the Tuareg believe in its powers as a protective amulet and to provide force to the arm. The slim profile of this bracelet is named asket meaning "Cut into slices". The bracelet has been repaired see pictures.

Tibetan pendant some missing parts, see picture, needs to be repaired.

A turned spice box in a dark red colour, and natural signs of long use. The decorations are painted in a black, some missing parts. The lid is partially broken (see picture). These boxes were used for spices sugar, etc. Similar boxes are used in the Northern Frontier district of Pakistan, Pakistani-Afghan border areas and Punjab.

For this spice box the lid is missingband it has a small crack (see picture), otherwise, in good condition. It has a red-orange colour and very fine decorations. These boxes were used for spices sugar, etc. Similar boxes are used in the Northern Frontier district of Pakistan, Pakistani-Afghan border areas and Punjab.

For this spice box the lid is missing and it has a repaired crack (see picture), otherwise, it has a dark red colour and very fine decorations. These boxes were used for spices sugar, etc. Similar boxes are used in the Northern Frontier district of Pakistan, Pakistani-Afghan border areas and Punjab.