Tuareg Earrings – Niger
Mid 20th century. Silver, grams 12,2 (0.43 oz) - cm. 5,6 x 3,0 (2.20” x 1.18”). 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...