This is a lovely worked and painted leather bag, worn by the Tuareg and Fulani of Muritania. These bags contain normally tobacco, a pipe and tweezers and needles to remove thorns, they are also used as wallets. Within the Tuareg they are usually the women who tanned and decorated the skin.
Small African clay pipe 21.01.1615
Not specified | Not specified
Clay; Pottery
Wood
Excellent overall condition
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Total length: 190 mm; diameter pipe head: 19 mm
Weight:
35 gr
60.00
CHF
Ancient brass pipe head Cameroon21.01.1617
West and Central Africa | CAMEROON
Brass / bronze
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
Original condition
Height: 85 mm; length: 90 mm
Weight:
119 gr
75.00
CHF
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.
Tuareg tobacco purse and pipe21.03.1618
North Africa | MAURITANIA
Leather & skins
190 X 25 mm
Weight:
47 gr
sold
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.
This is a lovely old worked and painted leather bag, worn by the Tuareg and Fulani of Muritania. These bags contain normally tobacco, a pipe and tweezers and needles to remove thorns, they are also used as wallets. Within the Tuareg they are usually the women who tanned and decorated the skin.
Tuareg "ǝlbayt" tobacco pouch21.03.1631
North Africa, West and Central Africa | MAURITANIA, NIGER | Tuareg
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.
Tuareg "ǝlbayt" tobacco pouch21.03.1634
North Africa, West and Central Africa | MAURITANIA, NIGER | Tuareg
Leather & skins
Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
The Tuareg "ǝlbayt" snuffbox is made in a purely Mauritanian style.The snuffbox has three 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.
