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01 JEWELRY FROM SUB SAHARIAN & NORTH AFRICA
02 JEWELRY FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA
03 JEWELRY FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
04 ORIENTAL JEWELRY
05 BEADS & BEADWORKS
06 HEADRESTS & SEATS
07 AFRICAN TRIBAL CURRENCIES
08 ARMS & TOOLS
09 Containers & Household Items
10 AFRICAN TEXTILES
11 CENTRAL ASIAN TEXTILES
14 UNDER CONSTRUCTION -POTERY & EARTH- & STONEWARE
16 Furniture & Architecture elements
17 Ethiopian Christian Art
18 Asian Art & Artifacts
19 AFRICAN TRIBAL ART
21 PIPES & SNUFF BOXES
25 BOOKS, VARIA & SALES
29 REGIONAL GALLERIES
Origin
Africa
Asia
Baltic Countries
Central and South America
Central Asia - Silk Road
East and South Africa
Europe
Far East
General
Golden Triangle
Hindukush/Himalaya
Horn of Africa & Arabic Peninsula
Indian Subcontinent
Near and Middle East
North Africa
North & South America
Not specified
Pacific Islands
West and Central Africa
Not specified
Volta Region
Sahelian region (Mali, Niger Burkina-Faso)
Inner delta of river Niger
Probably
or,
UAE
AFGHANISTAN
Africa
Argentina
North & South America
Asia
Baltic Countries
BANGLADESH
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
BENIN
Bhoutan/Nepal/Tibet
BOTSWANA
Central Asia - Silk Road
CAUCASUS
CONGO, BRAZZA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
CONGO KINSHASA
Switzerland
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Chile
CAMEROON
Cameroon Grassland
CHINA
COLOMBIA
ALGERIA
EGYPT
ERITREA
East and South Africa
ETHIOPIA
Europe
Far East
GABON
GHANA
GUINEA
Golden Triangle
Horn of Africa & Arabic Peninsula
Hindukush
HAITI
INDONESIA
INDIA
Indian Subcontinent
IRAQ
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
KENYA
KYRGYZSTAN
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
KASAKHSTAN
LAOS
LEBANON
SRI LANKA
Liberia
LIBYA
MOROCCO
MADAGASCAR
MALI
MYANMAR
MONGOLIA
MAURITANIA
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
NAMIBIA
North Africa
NIGER
NIGERIA
Near and Middle East
NEPAL
OMAN
Pacific Islands
Peru
Papua-New Guinea
PHILIPPINES
PAKISTAN
PALESTINE
Russia
RWANDA
SAUDI ARABIA
Sahara & Sahel
Central and South America
SUDAN
SIERRA LEONE
SENEGAL
SOMALIA
SOUTH SUDAN
SYRIA
CHAD
TOGO
THAILAND
TIBET
TAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TANZANIA,
UGANDA
UZBEKISTAN
VIET NAM
West and Central Africa
MULTIPLE /REGIONAL
YEMEN
SOUTH AFRICA
Material
Not specified
00 Composite
000 Tested
0000 Recycled material
1 Metal
1.2.1 High silver content - acid-tested
1.2.5 Silver/nickel or nickel/copper alloy
1.2.6 White metal, silver content not tested
1.2.7 Aloy with medium silver content
2 Mineral & Gems
2.10 Stone
2.11 Imitation and artificial gems
2.12 Not identified gem
2.13 Onyx / Jais
2.4.1 Etched / heated Carnelians
2.4.2 Carnelian imitations
3 Glass and Earth
3.3 Glass powder
4 Vegetal
4.1.4 Other amber imitations
4.2.1 Coral imitation
4.9 Various fibres
5 Animal
5.10 Pashmina
5.9 Silk
6.0 Bakelite and other formaldehyde resin
6.01 Parchment, Paper, Cardboard
6.2 Plastic
1.1 Gold
1.1.1 Gilded or gold foil on silver
1.10 Various metals and aloys
1.2 Silver
1.2.2 Silver 90 - 95%
1.2.3 Silver 85 to 90%
1.2.4 Aloy with poor silver content
1.5 Iron
1.6 Brass / bronze
1.7 Copper & copper aloy
1.8 Aluminium
1.9 Alloy of white metal
2.1 Turquoise
2.10 Amethyst
2.2 Lapis Lazuli
2.3 Jade
2.4 Carnelian
2.5 Various Quarz
2.6 Agate
2.7 Bauxite
2.8 Tourmaline
2.9 Granite & Gneiss
3.1 Glass
3.2 Ceramics and Faience
3.3 Terracotta
3.4 Clay; Pottery
4.1 Resin
4.1.1 Amber
4.1.2 Copal
4.1.3 Amber imitations / phenolic resin
4.2 Coral
4.3 Wood
4.3.1 Bark
4.4 Nuts, seeds, etc.
4.5 Gourds, calabashes
4.6 Bamboo
4.7 Palmacea, Raffia, etc.
4.8 Cotton
5.1 Ivory
5.10 Other animal products
5.2 Pearls
5.3 Shells, coweries
5.4 Bones and horns
5.5 Leather & skins
5.6 Teets, claws
5.7 Wool
5.8 Cashmeere
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The Perfect Form
On the track of African tribal currency
Bellarini2009
Author(s):
Roberto Bellarini
Editor:
Galleria Africa Curio
Year: 2009
ISBN:
978-88-904186-1-7
Ref:
Bellarini; The Perfect Form; Galleria Africa Curio; Milano 2009
Most complete reference book on African currencies
