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208 Tuareg Carnelian Ring

Posted by Dayna Griego on January 21, 2013 at 12:05am

Large Silver Carnelian Ring

Comments

ait ouakli January 21, 2013 at 8:13am

Hello Dayna.

nice ring you added here. are you sure it is tuareg ? i actualy dont know this shape as tuareg
Dayna Griego January 21, 2013 at 3:08pm

Hello Ait Ouakli,

Thanks for your comment about this ring. I bought this ring in the bead market in Nouackchott, Mauritania in the early 1980s. I was told by the ladies in the market that it was Tuareg, Maybe I need to do some research on it.
Dayna Griego April 15, 2017 at 7:46pm

I have found a photo of a similar ring to this one...much newer than my example....It is on page 220 of Africa Adorned. The photo is of the hands and feet of a Guedra dancer in Mauritania. The design is the same but details are slightly different.
Cordelia Donohoe April 17, 2017 at 3:42pm

Thanks for your comment, I think you are right, Dayna, its not a classic Tuareg ring, more Mauritanian with its granulation
Dayna Griego April 17, 2017 at 3:44pm

Yes, I think so too Cordelia. I did purchase it in the market in Nouakchott in the early 1980s. Thanks for your comment.