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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20th century
In silver or silver-plated metal, chased, nielloed or openwork, in their leather frame, comprising, in the first case, four keys to sails, "Asru N'swul".
In the second, a four-tiered "tshérot" amulet pendant and four beaded necklaces, three with "egeru" pendants and one with "takaza".
In the third, two beautiful beaded necklaces with "tadenit" pendants.
Size of frames approx. 40 x 31 cm, as is; (frames approx. 15.7 x 12.2 in., as is.).
Provenance :
Former collection of Jean Burner, author of "Bijoux touaregs: art des bijoux anciens du Sahel et du Sahara au Niger, ed. du Fourmel, 2011.
An important set of Tuareg jewellery
In silver or silvered metal, presented in their leather frame, Niger, Sub-Saharan Africa, 19th-20th century.
Jean Burner's collection, built up over more than forty years, is one of the leading collections of Tuareg jewellery. It was built up over many visits to northern Niger, in direct contact with local craftsmen and communities, with constant attention paid to the uses, techniques and symbolic dimension of the objects - an approach documented in Jean Burner's book Bijoux touaregs : art des bijoux anciens du Sahel et du Sahara au Niger, published in 2011.
Bringing together all types of pieces, mainly from the Aïr and Azawagh regions, it offers a coherent panorama of Tuareg jewellery traditions. Its quality has led to several major donations to public institutions - the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, the Musée des Confluences, as well as other museum collections in Europe and Africa. This sale is organised in aid of the Masnat association, of which Jean Burner was president, which works for education, health and cultural development in the Azawagh region of Niger.
Mainly made of silver, sometimes combined with leather, metal alloys or organic elements, this jewellery accompanies nomadic life while fulfilling social, identity and apotropaic functions. Markers of belonging, signs of status, objects of transmission: each piece is invested with a meaning that goes beyond ornament.
Certain emblematic shapes - Agadez crosses, amulets, pendants, veil keys - refer to specific uses linked to the protection of the wearer, family transmission or the wearing of men's clothing. Through their sober geometry, their play on mobility and sometimes their sound effects, these jewels reflect a specifically Tuareg aesthetic, based on the balance of shapes, movement and mastery of ornament.
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