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Museum quality pieces, bracelet and necklace flower baskets. Above right hair ornament.
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  • Absolutely beautiful! It is difficult to find pics of these much less to see them in real life. Are these yours?

  • Yes, you can see most of These old beads and jewellery in my Website.... www.beadart-austria.com

  • This is magnificent! I did not know that Senegal produced such jewelry pieces! Congratulations. Peter

  • An iconic piece.

  • Senegal is not producing this anymore, was done in 1930/1940 or even earlier. Very typicall for the Saint Louis Region. As far as I known there is (was) only one more piece in almost pristine condition exposed in a private house next to the Maison des Esclaves on Ile de Gorée, Dakar.

  • Beautiful.  Annemarie. Definitely a piece of the jewelers skill and western idea.  Looks to me like if a western client gave this design,  combining the western fashion done in the traditional file grain skill of a Senegal jeweler. A stunning result. I did the same when living in Ethiopia.  Gr. Ingrid.

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