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Group of tuareg crosses

Recent finds in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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  • always love these............ my favourite stays the Iferouane (the two lower ones), but all are nice.

  • Humm very nice patina...the west african odissey seems to heve been fruitful
  • At least it is good to see old things available in the field... makes it all the more hopefull !

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    My most worn pair of all

  • Thanks all! Linda, that's a great idea! I wish I had thought of this when I purchased them...I'd have looked for two of nearly the same size....

    These were purchased from an itinerant trader from Niger, who had piles of crosses for sale.

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  • wow! Great stuff on the additional photos!!!  The pair shown on necklaces are beautiful, but not Tuareg crosses, they are  probably Ethiopian (not to be mixed up: Ethiopian are Christian crosses, Tuareg crosses have nothing to do with religion, even though they are also worn as protection). In all, they all look great!

  • Very nice, good to hear you still can buy them now a days!

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