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African cross214

Posted by Cordelia Donohoe on November 15, 2016 at 11:23pm
rare large African southern cross or boghdad worn by black skinned agriculturalist in a very wide area especially at the southern Mauritanian border and south wards through parts of Mali and Senegal. The extension of their distribution could be found as south as north Ivory coast among the muslim Kong people and related groups.
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  • zhanna grace townend November 16, 2016 at 12:46am

    Dear Cordelia, I know little about such crosses but this one seems to be rather a lovely specimen & particularly large, although of course this is not a perfect science from a photograph, I would be quite pleased to have one in my collection, are you from 'azultribe' on etsy? if so, I have bought from you, kind regards, zhanna

  • Cordelia Donohoe November 16, 2016 at 9:35am

    Hi Zhanna I will PM you

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