Art » The Niger Bend
Antique African Dogon Ladder 62" x 17"
US$4,999.00 These genuine, used sculptural objects are still commonly in use today by many people in the Dogon country of Mali. The longer ones are used to reach the roof of a house; the shorter ones to access thatch-topped adobe granaries. Many are also still in use among other tribal groups, including the Lobi of Ivory Coast and the Somba...
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Excavated Brass Bracelet from Niger
US$7,500.00 3 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4″ (7.6 x 7 x 7 cm) I bought this bracelet in Agadez, way up into the desert in Niger. It's one of the most spectacular objects I've ever found. I have never seen anything like it. The asymmetry of it is amazing. Estimated age: 600 years.Over the course of the last 2000...
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