1970′. Leather, silver Tahoua cross, grams 18,8 (0.66 oz). Each cross is cm. 7,3 x 5,0 (2.87” x 1.97”). 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend themselves from hostile supernatural forces that inhabit […]
White metal, glass beads grams 79,6 (2.81 oz). The cross is cm. 14,4 x 8,1 (5.67” x 3.19”). The necklace is cm. 54,0 long (21.26″) 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend themselves […]
Mid 20th century. The silver Agadez cross is cm 10,7 high x cm. 7,5 width (4.21″ x 2.95″). Grams 49,0 (1.72 oz). 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend […]
1960-1970. Silver, wool grams 33,6 (1.18 oz). Each cross is cm. 7,0 x 4,1 (2.75” x 1.61”). 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend themselves from hostile supernatural forces that inhabit the surrounding […]
1960-1970. Silver, grams 8,3 (0.29 oz) – cm. 6,7 x 4,1 (2.63” x 1.61”). 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend themselves from hostile supernatural forces that inhabit the surrounding […]
Mid 20th century. Silver, gr 17,5 (0.61 oz) – cm. 8,8 x 4,5 (3.46” x 1.77”). Piece decorated on both sides. 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 dominated by an overriding concern to protect and defend themselves from […]
Leather, shell, Agadez Cross (silver). The talisman is cm. 11,2 x cm. 5,2 (4.40″ x 2.04″). Grams 47,0 (1.65″). 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 […]
Tribal metal, glass beads, gr 52,6 (1.85 oz). The Abalak cross is cm. 10,7 x 6,5 (4.21″ x 2.55″). The necklace is cm. cm. 49,5 long (19.48″). 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 dominated by an […]
1970′. Silver, red glass gr. 18,3 (0.64 oz) – cm. 6,8 x 4,0 (2.67” x 1.57”). Koranic inscriptions. Signed 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. Tuareg are mostly nomads. For over two millennia, […]
Mid 20th century. Silver, wool. Each cross is cm. 7,7 x 4,5 (3.03” x 1.77”); gr 32,9 (1.16 oz). The Tuareg people, is divided into 21 tribes (kel), and each tribe has a relevant territory and its own cross.The Tuareg crosses are worn by men or women alike: they have magical significance (value protection). The […]