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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
See original version (French)
2
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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, comprising a pair of "ahbeg" or "tekafat" bracelets, a pair of "tizabaten" or "tasabit ta n tamezzuk" earrings, a pair of "tanfuk" pendants from the Aïr region, a "kargha" cross and three beaded necklaces, two of which are "takaza" from the Laya region and one "shatshat" necklace.
Size: 10 to 4.5 cm; (approx. 4 to 1.8 in.).
P. B. : 230 gr.
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.
A Tuareg set of jewellery
In silver or silvered metal, Niger, Sub-Saharan Africa, 19th-20th century.
Built over more than forty years, Jean Burner's collection stands as one of the foremost reference ensembles dedicated to Tuareg jewellery. It took shape through repeated stays in northern Niger, in direct contact with local artisans and communities, with sustained attention to the uses, techniques and symbolic dimensions of the objects - an approach documented in Burner's landmark publication, Bijoux touaregs : art des bijoux anciens du Sahel et du Sahara au Niger (2011).
Drawn primarily from the Aïr and Azawagh regions, the collection offers a coherent panorama of Tuareg jewellery traditions. Its quality has prompted major donations to public institutions including the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac and the Musée des Confluences, as well as museum collections across Europe and Africa. This sale is held in benefit of the association Masnat, of which Jean Burner was president, which supports education, healthcare and cultural development in the Azawagh region of Niger.
Made principally in silver - sometimes combined with leather, metal alloys or organic elements - these jewels accompany nomadic life while serving social, identity-marking and apotropaic functions. Each piece is at once a marker of belonging, a sign of status and an object charged with meaning beyond ornament.
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