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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
See original version (French)
7
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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 leather frames, comprising two "shatshat" beaded necklaces and two "khumeysa" pendant necklaces.
In the second, a pair of "tesabit" earrings and four "takaza" beaded necklaces from the Laya region.
In the third, three beaded necklaces, including one "shatshat" and two with Tuareg cross pendants, and a beautiful three-tiered "tshérot" amulet pendant, embellished with two coloured leather tassels.
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.
A set of Tuareg jewellery in silver or silvered metal, presented in their leather frames, from the Laya region, Niger, Sub-Saharan Africa, 19th-20th century.
See original version (French)
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