Zemanek-Münster

Mixed lot of jewellery ·  Tuareg · ID: 3049888

sold EUR 350
Provenance
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, Germany

Description

  1. small amulet with yarn strings and tassels, silver(?) sheet, chased and engraved, m: 4,6 cm x 5,2 cm; g: 35 g

  2. diamond-shaped amulet with nine small pendants, nickel silver(?) / silver sheet, chased and engraved, m: 17 cm x 9 cm; w: 56 g

  3. amulet, silver(?) sheet, engraved, m: 6,8 cm x 6,8 cm; w: 33 g

  4. amulet with yarn strings, various non-ferrous metals, chased and engraved, m: 7,3 cm x 7,8 cm; w: 51 g

  5. small amulet with strings of yarn, silver(?) sheet, chased and engraved, m: 4.3 cm x 4.8 cm; w: 12 g

  6. small amulet, various metals and silver(?) sheet, engraved, ebony, m: 6,7 cm x 4 cm; w: 37 g

  7. toiletry set, silver alloy(?), chased, m: 11,7 cm x 2 cm; w: 28 g

  8. medical(?) instrument, silver alloy(?), chased, m: 15 cm x 3 cm; w: 47 g

  9. medical(?) instrument, silver alloy(?), chased, m: 12,8 cm x 2,7 cm; w: 36 g

  10. jewellery in the form of an ornamental key “asru n’ swul”, various metals, engraved, wood, leather, m: 23,5 cm x 7,0 cm; w: 116 g

Tuareg women fasten an “asru n’ swul” (literally, “key, that is slung over the shoulder”) to a corner of their headcloths and let it hang down the back as a counterweight. It symbolizes wealth and prestige.


The object Mixed lot of jewellery with the object ID 3049888 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 422 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.


Comparing literature

Borel, France, The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry, New York 1994, p. 50 f.


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