Head ornaments worn by women from Tchad and Libya suspended on either side of the face by wool or leather that went over the head and balanced the pair under the ears. Loop closing. Early/mid-20th century. Also make nice bracelets:
A) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 50 grams. 8 cm diameter.
B) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 49 grams. 7.6 cm diameter.
C) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 45 grams. 7 cm diameter.
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End of 1960ties beginning 1970ties, during my stay in what was at the time Dahomey (actually Benin) I studied local weaving...read more
End of 1960ties beginning 1970ties, during my stay in what was at the time Dahomey (actually Benin) I studied local weaving and dying techniques in Benin but also Nigeria and the Sahelian countries. The items in this category could serve as didactical material for an exhibition of African textiles. Contact us if you have such plans. The items could also be on loan for a presentation.
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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.
Three hand carved wooden tampons for wax prints10.09.2075
- Wood
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
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.
Wax stamped cloth before dying10.09.2074
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
Industriel cotton fabric, wax stamped with a bird motif. See also stamp No 10.09 2076. The cloth is now ready for dying.
Reed-beeters of a West African loom10.09.2073
- Wood
- Bamboo
- Cotton
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional tool
An important part of the West African handloom is the reed or beater. The size of the reed determines the width of strip to be woven. The beater is rectangular in shape, built of two fine strips of bamboo with holes cut at each end, joined by reeds. The reed is suspended by two strings from a beam across the top of the loom.
Spun of cotton thread10.09.2072
- Cotton
- Wood
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Functional tool
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.
Zinc stencil for "aire eleko" cloth10.09.2071
- Metal
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional tool
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Stencil cut out of a zinc panel and then chiselled with a star and flower motif. The surface is then coated with cassava starch, using the stencil. Starch is only applied to one side of the cloth. The starch resist technique is used with a cold indigo dye-bath. Repeated immersion is required and great care is taken, not to crack the resist.
Zinc stencil (pochoir) for "aire eleko" cloth10.09.2070
- Metal
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Functional tool
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Stencil cut out of a zinc panel and then chiselled with a star and flower motif. The surface is then coated with cassava starch, using the stencil. Starch is only applied to one side of the cloth. The starch resist technique is used with a cold indigo dye-bath. Repeated immersion is required and great care is taken, not to crack the resist.
Tie & dye after indigo bath10.09.2069
- Cotton
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Excellent overall condition
An industrial cotton fabric is folded and sewn, then dyed in a bath of indigo, the fabric has not yet been unstitched and unfolded. Ideal to explain the tie and dye method
Wax stamped fabric 10.09.2068
- Cotton
- Didactic material for weaving & dying
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Original condition
An industrial cotton cloth stamped with a wooden stamp soaked in hot wax and then dyed.