Thirteen Saharan Stone Bracelets and Discoidals
Sale 1003 - Ethnographic & Tribal Art
Jul 13, 2022
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$10,000 -
15,000
Lot Description
Thirteen Saharan Stone Bracelets and Discoidals
North Africa, Tenere Desert, Circa 5th Millennium B.C. and Later
Diameter of largest 6 1/8 inches (15.6 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Chicago Collection
Provenance:
Possibly Boubacar Doubou, Niamey, Niger.
Joseph Knopfelmacher Collection (29 September, 1923-13 March, 2019), New York.
Amyas Naegele Fine Art, New York; where acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited:
New Jersey, Tenafly, The African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Shaped Stones of the Sahara, Origins of an African Aesthetic, 10 April-9 May, 2005.
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