TUAREG INLAID EBONY & BEADED NECKLACE

This unique Tuareg necklace is made up of a carved Ebony shield shaped pendant strung on

tiny glass and hand made clay beads 

The necklace is 48cm long

Showing the hand carved Ebony shield shaped pendant with inlaid silver and copper wire

 Detail of one of two carved decorated ebony oval balls with tiny hand made clay and glass beads 

The Tuareg people are predominantly nomadic people of the Sahara desert, mostly in the Northern reaches of Mali near Timbuktu and Kidal. They live in small tribes with between 30 and 100 family members. 

The Tuareg tribe are excellent craftsmen renowned for their indigo cloth, gold and silver jewellery and carved wooden masks, pendants and necklaces.

The Tuareg have inhabited the vast and timeless desert plains of the Sahara for centuries, herding their animals from pasture to pasture, and trading between the Mediterranean and black Africa.

Recent droughts and wars however have seen the Tuareg marginalised and struggling to maintain their traditional way of life. Because of this, their handmade jewellery has become even more collectable and valuable

Postage R40

Items can be combined @ R20 each 

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