Silver and carnelian – gr. 54,2 (1.91 oz.); cm. 8,2 high x cm. 2,6 width (3.22" x 1.02"). Inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.70"); US size 8.0. 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...
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 6,0 high (2.36″); Gr. 42,7 (1.51 oz.). Inner diameter cm. 2,3 (0.91"). Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, and in the African diaspora in the Americas. This type of ring is not intended to be worn daily but rather is brought...
1980'. Silver – grams 39,4 (1.39 oz.); cm. 4,7 high x cm. 2,2 width (1.85" x 0.87"); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79 inches). US size 8.75. 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...
Silver high degree grams 95,8 (3.38 oz); cm. 3,9 high x cm. 4,4 width (1.54" x 1.73”). Internal diameter cm. 1,7 (0.67"); US size 6.5. An expression of tribal identity and of social status, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim...
Silver gr. 61,5 (2.17 oz); cm. 3,6 high (1.42”) x cm. 3,0 width (1.18”). Internal diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75"); US size 8.0. An expression of tribal identity and of social status, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout...
Silver grams 10,7 (0.38 oz). Cm. 2,1 high x cm. 2,3 width (0.83” x 0.91"); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79”); US size 8.00. 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...
Mid 20th century. Silver – gr. 10,2 (0.35 oz.); cm. 3,9 high x cm. 2,1 width (1.53" x 0.82"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.74 inches). US size 8.5. 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...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel. cm. 2,1 high (0.83"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75”); US size 9.25. Gr. 5,4 (0.19 oz). 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...
Silver gr. 85,6 (3.02 oz); cm. 4,5 high x cm. 4,8 width (1.77” x 1.89"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79"); US size 9.0. These rings were used by men and women, like hair decorations, necklaces, pendants, rings for fingers and currency. Jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society.
Bronze. Cm. 6,0 high (2.36"). Inner diameter cm. 2,2 (0.87"); US size 11.0. Gr. 17,9 (0.63 oz.). Metal works like this Dogon ring is molded in bronze by ‘the lost wax method’, also called ‘cire-perdue’. This kind of metal molding is made with a wax model and a mold made from a...
