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What impact, Eva! Beautiful combination and lovely inlay. I love all those traditional shapes.
@Thank you very much Thelma, I am very happy to have my sister-in-law here.
Beutiful. I love the back/red/white contrasts. It's a real eye-catcher!
The inlay is unusual and wouldn't have thought they did those kind of crafts there. Are the components all done locally or do you think they are imported into the market and are made in India and then designers buy them just like any place and put them together.. ? Mauritania would make sense for the wood inlay and also Timbuktu ,, I know there is the art of inlay work there. Are these purchased and worn and used locally or made with the intention of purchase by travelers? I don't here much about Mali now and when my friend lived there and worked with the locals, she produced things that were even more traditional years ago but the styles and crafts probably have changed allot over the years as it's done all over. These items are designed by locals or do designers come in from other places and then work with locals to produce things like this? I know twenty years ago this was the case in many places but now I would imagine there are plenty of local designers doing their own thing.
Are the beads at the bottom made of clay,, the ones that have white and black design?
@Thanks for all comments. I was on a tour today with my sister-in-law and have worn it with much joy.
Linda: the inlay is made in the area of TImbuktu, and overlapping into (or from)Mauritania. This style is common in Timbuktu, I had a necklace of this type already in Oct.2000, when I was the first time in Timbuktu. The styles there are greatly influenced by Mauritania. It is both, they are worn locally and they are of course sold to travellers, but nowadays, there are no travellers there anymore due to the recent political turmoils. there are no foreign Designers there, all foreigners and many Malians have left Timbuktu and the northern Areas due to the recent political - rebellious activities. I do not want to go into Details about politics here anymore. Yes, the bottom beads are made of clay
Nice photo of you and your sister in law.. !