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Unusual Bella/Tuareg hair ornaments

Note that the two in the middle on each side are built on two levels
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  • Beautiful and fascinating - I have never seen such three-dimensional pieces before. How are they worn?

  • It varies but depending on the social or marital status of the women, these pendants will be worn as a regular pendant, sometimes on the forhead or for the flat ones braided in the hair

  • I had once seen the double Level Pendants and tried to get one or two, but I lost the auction. However, this is years ago, and I have not seen any since then. So I guess they are pretty rare.

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