Chaplet – Tasbih – Mauritania

Mid 20th century. Ebony beads, ebony beads inlaid with silver, agate, glass beads, wool. Cm 72,0 in length (28.34"); gr. 122,6 (4.32 oz.). Excellent conditions. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger...

Fulani Necklace – West Africa

Old glass beads, huge seed, metal rings, cowrie shells, coins (1 penny British West Africa EDWARDVS VIII - dated 1936). The necklace is cm 52 in lenght (26.37"). Gr. 588,2 (1.34 oz.). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad,...

Tuareg Talisman – TANFOUK – Niger

20th century. Silver, agate, black glass beads. The Tanfouk is cm. 15,5 long x cm. 6,9 width (6.10" x 2.71"). The necklace is cm. 49,5 long (19.48"); gr. 95,1 (3.35 oz.). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are...

Tuareg Kel Air Necklace – SHATSHAT – Kel-Ewey, Niger

1960'-1970'. Silver, glass gr 39,5 (1.39 oz). The necklace is cm. 48,0 long (18.89"). Beautiful piece. 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....

4 Fine Tuareg Crosses – TAHOUA – Niger

1960'-1970'. Silver, wool gr 33,3 (1.17 oz). The largest cross is cm. 6,6 x 3,9 (2.59” x 1.53”); the smaller is cm. 6,2 x cm. 3,1 (2.44” x 1.22”). Fine piece. The Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the Sahara Desert. Their whole existence, difficult and precarious, is...