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Tuareg and Saharan heaven!

Posted by Ethnic Embellishments on October 27, 2012 at 12:59am
Tuareg and Saharan heaven!
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  • Eva Baby October 27, 2012 at 3:00am
    wow! these are really fantastic! very special and some of them never seen before! Wonderful, like them all, but the ones at the right side are really out of this world!
  • Toya October 27, 2012 at 3:02am

    The indigo background is the perfect resting place for these beauties!

  • ait ouakli October 27, 2012 at 9:01am

    wunderfull pieces. sahrawis,south marocco, maritania,mali and niger.

    verry old samples. nice work. about the age, it is difficult to say. verry rae .  well done hillary. congratulations. even if you payed a thaousends for, it is worth

  • Chantal October 27, 2012 at 11:48am

    Very unusual pieces Hillary. Great finds.

  • Marie-Ange October 27, 2012 at 5:42pm

    just wonderful, love them all.....

  • Ethnic Embellishments October 27, 2012 at 6:03pm

    These were collected in Niger, though there is very little old jewelry there as Moroccans are purchaseing it all to take to Morocco to sell.  The larger crosses with the vinyl coloring are backed with aluminum, the one in the middle is backed with wood. 

  • Alaa eddine SAGID October 27, 2012 at 8:13pm

    wow, wonderful diversity rarity and display....i love the bottom right

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