A Collection of 5 Old Tuareg Sugar Hammers – African Currency – Niger

Bronze:
1) Grams 59,0 (2.08 oz.). Cm. 20,1 high (7.91″);
2) Grams 42,6 (1.50 oz.). Cm. 20,4 high (8.03″);
3) Grams 50,0 (1.76 oz.). Cm. 22,7 high (8.94″);
4) Grams 43,4 (1.53 oz.). Cm. 19,5 high (7.68″);
5) Grams 46,7 (1.65 oz.). Cm. 19,2 high (7.56″).

Authentic old Tuareg hammers, decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers were used to break blocks of sugar. In times of need, these hammers were also used as actual currency of exchange.

The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two millennia, the Tuareg operated the trans-Saharan caravan trade connecting the great cities on the southern edge of the Sahara via five desert trade routes to the northern coast of Africa (Mediterranean).

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