Tag - Tuareg

Tuareg Leather Pillow – Niger

Leather. Without fringes, approx. cm. 58,0 x 30,0 (22.83” x 11.81”). Authentic pillow made from colorful leather and applications that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. You can easily fill it using any stuffing material. 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...

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...

Tuareg Tent Decoration – Niger

Extra fine camel leather, mirrors. The piece is cm. 88,0 high x cm. 21,0 width (34,65" x 8.67"). 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...

Tuareg Agadez Cross on Leather Gris-Gris – Niger

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...

Wooden Tuareg Bag for a Qur’an Manuscript – Mali

Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Cm. 28,3 high x cm 17,8 width (11.14 x 7.00 Inches). 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...

Massive Tuareg Cerimonial Ring – TISEK – Mali

1970'. Silver and carnelian – gr. 64,9 (2.28 oz.); cm. 7,0 high x cm. 4,9 width (2.75" x 1.92"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.78"); US size 9.5. 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 of...

Tuareg Teapot – Mauritania

Mid 20th century. Tin gr. 562,2 (19.83 oz.); copper, brass, wood decorations. Cm. 19,5 high (7.67”) x cm. 23,0 width (9.05”). 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...

Massive Tuareg Ring – Magic Square – Mali

1960'-1970'. Tribal metal – gr. 84,1 (2.96 oz.); cm. 3,0 high x cm. 3,2 width (1.18 " x 1.25"); inner diameter cm. 2,3 (0.90 inches). US size 11.0. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended...