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$250.00

Assorted old Tuareg rings
photo of Assorted old Tuareg rings item #271
Niger - Tuareg

These 2 rings are the same price. Click on this photo for 2 more photos. The first is of 3 rings, left to right: $175, $325, $450. The second is of 6 rings: all are $95 except the ring closest the fingernail of the middle finger which is $125.
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$125.00

Assorted silver Tuareg rings
photo of Assorted silver Tuareg rings item #35
Mali - Tuareg

The tallest ring in this photo is $225. Please click on the photo for a view of 3 more rings, all $125. each. See below for more rings.
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$900.00

Authentic Djenne-Djeno copper alloy bead necklace
photo of Authentic Djenne-Djeno copper alloy bead necklace item #105
Mali - Djenne Djeno

ca. 17th-18th century
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$125.00

Authentic silver earrings
photo of Authentic silver earrings item #104
Niger - Tuareg

Please click on the photo for 2 other pairs: the second is $50, the third is $75.
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$145.00

Authentic silver earrings with dangles
photo of Authentic silver earrings with dangles item #103
Niger - Tuareg

See below for photos of a woman wearing some of this type of earring. All 3 pairs of earrings pictured here are the same price, $145. per pair.
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$250.00

Brass mask pendant
photo of Brass mask pendant item #292
Ivory Coast - Baule

4 1/4 x 2 3/4"
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$125.00

Excavated copper alloy beads
photo of Excavated copper alloy beads item #83
Mali - Djenne Djeno

The price is for each bead.
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$750.00

Excavated Djenne-Djeno pendants
photo of Excavated Djenne-Djeno pendants item #34
Mali - Djenne Djeno

Click on the photo to see 2 more of these 17th - 18th century copper alloy pendants.
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$350.00

Heavy silver earrings
photo of Heavy silver earrings item #246
Niger - Tuareg

These are all old, used earrings of the best quality of silver available. We have a wide variety of sizes, silver qualities and degrees of wear.

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$1500.00

Khalkhal old silver anklets
photo of Khalkhal old silver anklets item #38
Mauritania - Mauritanian

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$350.00

Old brass airplane ring
photo of Old brass airplane ring item #284
Burkina Faso - Lobi

The airplaine on this exceptional ring measures 1 5/8" long and 1 3/16" wide. Please click on the image for another view of this beautiful ring.
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$350.00

old grigri amulets
photo of old grigri amulets item #110
Mauritania - Mauritanian


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$250.00

Old Silver Tuareg pendants
photo of Old Silver Tuareg pendants item #17
Niger - Tuareg

We have other, smaller, old silver Tuareg pendants as low as $75. Please email us for further information.
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$9000.00

Royal silver anklet
photo of Royal silver anklet item #457
Ghana - Fanti

This is an extraordinary object. It is old and worn, having been in the possession of the Fanti king for a long time. The symbols all represent proverbs which refer to qualities the king should possess to be the best ruler possible. The fish is a mudfish which symbolizes both power and submission to power. When the mudfish gets fat it becomes food for the crocodile, which is the symbol of the power of the king. But, as with most proverbial lessons, it also reinforces the importance of the relationship of the people to the king, the dependence the king has on his people. The dichotomy of the role of the king is also symbolized by the crocodile in that the crocodile lives in the water but must breathe the air. That is, it lives in two worlds. The king must be able to negotiate both the world of the people and the world of the ruling elite. The small tree with a nest with 3 eggs in it is "nyame dua" the tree of God. The image represents an offering to God and means that the ruler should fear nothing but God. The snail represents patience and the virtue of work; it takes effort to remove the snail from the shell to eat it but it is nourishing and worth that effort. The turtle represents independence in that it carries its house with it wherever it goes. The coiled snake with a hornbill in its mouth represents perseverence and patience. The story behind it is that the hornbill borrowed money from snake but refused to pay it back saying that its ability to fly would keep it out of reach of the snake. Then years later faced with a drought and shrinking water holes, the hornbill was finally forced to come down for a drink and the snake got him.
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Woman wearing old Tuareg earrings
photo of Woman wearing old Tuareg earrings item #296
Niger - Tuareg

Please click on the photo for other views of this woman wearing others of this type of earring
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$150.00

XL Tuareg pendant necklaces
photo of XL Tuareg pendant necklaces item #443
Niger - Tuareg

Please click on the photo to see 2 more photos featuring 5 more styles of these large pendant necklaces. These pendants have come to be called "crosses" although they have no Christian religious significance. These designs are exclusive to the Tuareg people who wear pendants in similar designs in smaller sizes, in varying grades of silver.
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