Tag - Fulani

Fulani Ring – Silver – Mali

Mid 20th century. Silver; cm. 2,8 high x cm. 2,4 width (1.10" x 0.94”); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.82”); US size 7.75. Gr. 22,2 (0.78 oz). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , are scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. The...

Fulani, Peul, Fulbe Ring – Niger

1960'-1970'. Silver gr. 38,0 (0.72 oz); cm. 3,5 high (1.37”)  x cm. 3,5 width (1.37”). Internal diameter cm. 1,9 (0.74"); US size 8.0. An expression of tribal identity and of social status of the woman who wears them, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society.   These rings were used...