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Rarely seen Nigerien Tuareg necklaces

Posted by Ethnic Embellishments on October 28, 2012 at 11:28pm

Some of the necklaces are on original string with beads, others have been restrung in the traditional manner.

Comments

Patricia Deany October 28, 2012 at 11:34pm

These are all just wonderful. Private collection?
Ethnic Embellishments October 28, 2012 at 11:38pm

These were just procured in Niger. Some will be for sale. They are all amazing and unique. Some have heavy wear, others less, but the designs are incredible. You can tell the size of the pendants from the seadbeads
Patricia Deany October 28, 2012 at 11:41pm

i will certainly pay attention to them when they are up for sale.
Patricia Deany October 28, 2012 at 11:42pm

Even the design of the seedbeads is exquisite.
Chantal October 29, 2012 at 12:34am

Beautiful. A mix of Tuareg and african styles.Unusual....and they look quite old , not recent work...Great find Hillay.
Eva Baby October 29, 2012 at 6:38am

Gorgeous, never seen such style before in all those years!
ait ouakli October 29, 2012 at 8:44am

verry beautiful and unusual all of them. they belong to the tchatchats pendants. i guess restriged in Niger . they are using this kind of beads since longer . specialy the areas where there is a mix between the fulani and touareg.

congratulation for the authentic, beautiful unusual pieces. i love all of them
ait ouakli October 29, 2012 at 8:46am

it takes time to comment on each one. they have symbols of fertility, protection and luck