African Antique Brass from ATB



	Antique African Brass - Mauritanian "Eye Pencil" Traditionally used by Mauritanian ladies to apply their make-up ( ATB 217-16 & 19 ) A superb antique "pencil" and leather pouch containing African "mascara" - both purchased from their lady owner in Chinguetti - Northern Mauritania ( ATB 217-17 ) The "mascara" is a jet black fine powder, very effective when used by the light skinned Mauritanian ladies and very powerful stuff indeed .. having just had to wash it off my fingers, the scanner, my workplace and everything else it and my fingers came in contact with, whilst scanning the pouch !! - Bells Most likely to have been made by the Kirdi or other non-Islamic people of the Mandara mountains bordering Nigeria and Cameroon .. using the lost-wax casting process. See page 50 of Collectible Beads by Robert K Liu, the source of these details, for a superb photograph and more information on these beautiful items. - Hair Decoration Tubes Traditionally worn by the young ladies of the nomadic Wodaabe tribe .. who live in central Niger, parts of Nigeria and Cameroon. Once a year, at the height of the rainy season, up to three thousand Wodaabe gather to celebrate the Geerewol festival, a chance to catch up on the rest of their tribe's lives and pursue their loves. If you are lucky enough to own a copy of Angela Fisher's .. Africa Adorned .. on page 158, you will see a young Wodaabe girl with her long plaits of hair wrapped in these brass tubes. This signifies that she is considered particularly beautiful and will partake in judging the performance of the young men dancing at the Geerewol ceremony. This and a myriad of further fascinating facts can be found in Angela's book, which we gratefully acknowledge to be the source of the above information.


57 x 6 mm Brass ATB 217-16 £18	69 x 7 mm Pouch 17 x 17 mm Brass pencil .. leather pouch ATB 217-17 £48	83 x 6 mm Centrally hinged - steel and copper ATB 217-19 £14

43 x 48 mm 3 available ATB 217 s £20	23 x 34 mm ATB 217 t £14 Sold	17 x 28 mm 4 available ATB 217 u £8

15 x 24 mm 4 available ATB 217 v £8	Ancient Bronze 14 x 22 mm ATB 217 w £10 Sold	Ancient Bronze 5 available 10 x 20 mm ATB 217 x £8
	<< Ancient Lobi Bronze Women statue from the Upper Volta area in southern Burkina Faso 80 x 38 mm For Reference only - Traditional antique >> Dogon Sun pendant from Bandiagara - Mali. Made by the lost wax method 71 mm diameter x 16 mm ATB 217-18 £32 Sold

42 x 17 mm ATB 217 e £16	51 x 15 mm ATB 217 f £22 Sold	48 x 14 mm ATB 217 h £20

45 x 15 mm ATB 217 i £14	41 x 17 mm ATB 217 j £18	40 x 16 mm ATB 217 k £18

39 x 15 mm ATB 217 L £18	38 x 15 mm ATB 217 m £18	40 x 13 mm small hole in side ATB 217 n £8

34 x 14 mm ATB 217 p £12	38 x 15 mm ATB 217 q £20	50 x 17 > 9 mm ATB 217 r £28

39 x 20 mm ATB 217-01 £18	50 x 15 mm ATB 217-02 £20	37 x 17 mm ATB 217-03 £20

41 x 16 mm Early ATB 217-04 £16	36 x 17 mm ATB 217-05 £18	36 x 15 mm ATB 217-06 £14

36 x 15 mm Ancient ATB 217-07 £26	37 x 14 mm ATB 217-08 £14	37 x 14 mm ATB 217-09 £18

31 x 17 mm ATB 217-10 £20 Sold	36 x 15 mm ATB 217-11 £16	34 x 13 mm ATB 217-12 £18

31 x 13 mm ATB 217-13 £16	32 x 14 mm ATB 217-14 £14	27 x 14 mm ATB 217-15 £16


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