A lot gathering fourteen omakipa ornaments. These carved and engraved belt pendants, attached to leather laces, offered by men to their fiancées, testified to the quantity of livestock they owned, and the engravings that adorn them are not simply decorative but have a very specific meaning.
For similar omakipa ornaments, see : Afrique, l'art des formes, Marc Ginzberg collection, Éd. Skira, 2000, p. 257.
Cuanhama, Namibia
Ivory, mineral pigment, wear and very beautiful patina.
H. between 5 and 7,5 cm
Provenance:
Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection.
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