Camel quirt (Kurbash)

 

 

Niger.  This whip of twisted rawhide is a tool of Fulani and Tuareg herdsmen. 

TW1.......................$225

Somali spoon collection

 

 

Field collected mid 20th c. 
Tribesmen each carved their own spoons.  5 spoons.

TW2.....................$150

Khanjar

 

 

19th c. Morocco
Berber knife in a sculpted scabbard. 

TW3.................$200

Danakil knife

Somalia.  Curved and double-sharpened blade with a wood handle.  Pointed leather scabbard with strap and buckle. 

TW4.....................$140

Stone pestle or maul

6 inches

 

Stone age ancient hand tool from the
Sahara. Well made and well used for mashing and grinding.

TW5...................$125

Dogon gravity pin lock and key

 

 

This working lock features an ancestor couple sculpted in the round atop the lock, and two rabbit mask representations.  Excellent condition. 

TW6.......................$350

Hand ax

 

 

Burkina Faso.  Well worn handle. Beautiful design.

TW7..........................$200

Pinch pin lock and key

 

 

18-19th c.  Morocco.  Functional antique lock with perforated brass surface design.

TW8...........................$300

Well pulley

6 ”inches
Wood.  Morocco.  Certainly old.

TW9........................$80

Powder bottle

 

 

19th c. Morocco

A wood bottle with a fitted brass lip. Metal studs and a simple cross pattern. Used for carrying gunpowder.

TW10........................$250