Tag - Tuareg

Old Fine Tuareg Leather Basket – Niger

Leather, vegetable fibres; nice designs. Diameter at the base cm. 23,0 (9.06”); top diameter cm. 13,5 (5.31"). 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...

Old Tuareg Ring – Niger

1960'. Silver – gr. 17,3 (0.61 oz.); cm. 5,4 high x cm. 2,5 width (2.12 " x 0.98"); inner diameter cm. 2,2 (0.86 inches). US size 10.75. 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...

Fine Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania

Approx. cm. 90,0 x 79,0 (35.43” x 31.10”). Authentic straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Excellent conditions. 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...

Fine Tuareg Lock – Mali/Niger

The lock (iron, brass, silver and copper decorations) is cm. 10,0 high x cm 12,0 width (5.59" x 1.96"); gr. 234,9 (9.82 oz). 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...

Authentic Tuareg Bag and Smoking Pipe – Mauritania

The bag is cm. 19,2 long x cm. 7,0 width (7.55" x 2.75"). The pipe (brass, copper, aluminium, ebony) is cm. 12,5 long (4.92"). 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...

Fine Tuareg Leather Talisman – Niger

Leather. Cm. 23,0 high (9.06"); gr. 47,4 (1.67 oz.). Excellent decorations. 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....

Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Iférouane – Niger

Mid 20th century. Silver, gr 17,0 (0.60 oz) - cm. 8,9 x 5,8 (3.50” x 2.28”). What is the history of the Tuareg Cross? What is its origin? What is its significance? It’s impossible to give definitive and unambiguous answers: we are in Africa, where everything is always true and possible. According to the “official collection” of the...

Fine Tuareg Talismanic Ring – Niger

1980'. Silver – grams 16,0 (0.56 oz.); cm. 3,8 high x cm. 2,8 width (1.50" x 1.10"); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.83 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,...

Old Large Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Mauritania

Approx. cm. 110,0 x 140,0 (43.31” x 55.12”). Authentic old straw mat decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. 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,...