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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
See original version (French)
8
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Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Important set of Tuareg jewellery
Sub-Sahara, Niger, 19th-20th century
In silver or silver-plated metal, chased, nielloed or openworked in their leather frame, comprising, in the first case, an important key of sails, "Asru N'swul". In the second, a pair of "ahbeg" or "tekafat" bracelets, a beaded necklace from the Azawagh region, a pair of articulated earrings, an openwork pendant and a four-tiered "tshérot" amulet pendant. In the third, four beaded necklaces, including a "shatshat", two "takaza" from the Laya region, and a "takaza tan tsabit" ring necklace, and three Tuareg crosses. In the fourth, three necklaces from the Tahoua region, one with five ancient crosses, the others with four.
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 Azawagh region, the Laya region, the Tahoua region, Niger, Sub-Saharan Africa, 19th-20th century.
See original version (French)
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