Mixed lot of jewellery ·  Algeria, Niger, Mali, Tuareg · ID: 3051550

Description

fourteen-piece,

a) leather bag and folder with loose leaf collection (61 pcs.), with pages divided into squares and magical texts in Tifinagh script in red and black, l: 39 cm / 141 cm (bag with textile strap)
An old object that was used locally. Extremely rare !

b) three ornamental keys or veil weights “assrou n’ swoul”, silver alloy, cast and chiselled, with copper and brass applications, h: 22.7 cm / 31.5 cm / 21 cm; w: 5.4 cm / 7.4 cm / 5.2 cm, weight: 123 g

c) decorative lock with a set of three keys, silver alloy, cast and chiselled, copper applications, without function, h: 7.1 cm, w: 11.2 cm (lock), g: 193 g; h: approx. 10 cm - 11 cm, w: 2.8 cm (keys), weight: 70 g

d) amulet “khomeissa”, bone or shell, leather, old, worn
h: 7.2 cm, w: 8 cm, weight: 24 g

e) amulet, silver alloy, hollow-worked and negatively embossed
d: 2 cm, l: 13.5 cm, weight: 51 g

f) three hair rings, silver alloy, agate, h: 6.3 cm / 7.7 cm / 8.2 cm