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$250.00 Assorted old Tuareg rings
item #271Niger - 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. | $125.00 Assorted silver Tuareg rings
item #35Mali - 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. |
At a well in the Sahara Desert near Agadez
item #162Niger - Tuareg We sell these old pulleys, obtained from wells like this one. Once the bucket is full of water it is too heavy to be brought up by hand so the other end of the rope is attached to an animal, a mule or a camel, and it is pulled up across these pulleys. The length of the rope, as long as 100 meters, is the depth of the well. Wells are centers of social activity in the desert; everyone must bring his animals (mules, camels, and goats) every other day to the well for water. | $125.00 Authentic silver earrings
item #104Niger - Tuareg Please click on the photo for 2 other pairs: the second is $50, the third is $75. |
$145.00 Authentic silver earrings with dangles
item #103Niger - 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. | Carrying items purchased in Abalak
item #166Niger - Tuareg |
$225.00 Decorated amulet enclosure
item #653Niger - Tuareg This is an small old leather box with elaborate decoration all over, including a very intricately decorated flap closure. Although most of us would consider it to be useful as a wallet or a small purse, its purpose in Africa is to carry objects with a spiritual value to the wearer. The objects the box contains renders the entire item an amulet, to be worn by men, primarily for protection, worn around the neck as a necklace. Please click on the image to see 2 more similar amulets. They all measure - 10" to 10 1/2", not including the leather thong from which they are hung. | $350.00 Elaborate amulet enclosure
item #654Niger - Tuareg This is a very elaborate amulet enclosure. Please click on the image for a full necklace view of this beautiful amulet, and of one more, whose price is $300. |
Girl in Dosso
item #157Niger - Tuareg | $350.00 Heavy silver earrings
item #246Niger - 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. |
$38.00 Laminated beads
item #414Niger - Tuareg These are exceptional beads, the only ones of this quality I have ever found. They measure 18 to 25 mm long. These 8 are the only ones we have. The price, $38, is for each bead. If you buy all 8 the price is $300 for all. | $200.00 Large leather tassle
item #661Niger - Tuareg By itself it is difficult to determine how this was used. It can be attached to dwellings or at the end of cords used to tie horses or camels. It is 12" long. Please click on the image for another view of this unusual Tuareg decorative tassle. |
$100.00 Large old silver beads
item #273Niger - Tuareg We only have these 3 of these exceptionally large, high quality silver, old, used Tuareg beads. The price is for all 3 beads. | Man in the Abalak market
item #155Niger - Tuareg |
$1.00 nickel cornerless cubes
item #410Niger - Tuareg We have 127 of these 6 to 8 mm beads. | $250.00 Old knife
item #218Niger - Tuareg This is one of the best quality, most creatively designed Tuareg knives. It measures 13 1/4" long. Most, if not all, Tuareg men carry such a knife as part of their "formal" attire. Although functional, the knives are as important, if not moreso, as personal adornment. Please click on the image to see two more knives of comparable quality. The second one measures 14" long, the third 18 3/4". |
$250.00 Old leather pillow cover
item #364Niger - Tuareg These beautiful, one-of-a-kind, goat leather pillow covers are sold empty but in Africa would be filled with kapok or cotton or millet chaff and used primarily as cushions to support the Tuareg as the relax on their mats on the ground. | $250.00 Old Silver Tuareg pendants
item #17Niger - Tuareg |
$3.00 Old Tuareg silver beads
item #366Niger - Tuareg | $600.00 Old wedding necklace
item #409Niger - Tuareg Although this is strung as a wedding necklace, this is a fine uniform strand of larger than normal coin silver beads. There are 30 beads at 20 mm long each, in addition to the square coin silver pendant. |
Rooftops of Agadez
item #158Niger - Tuareg | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #865Mali - Tuareg 17 x 22 1/2" wide (43 x 57 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #866Mali - Tuareg 19 x 20" wide (48.3 x 50.8 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #867Mali - Tuareg 19 x 20 1/4" wide (48.3 x 51.4 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #868Mali - Tuareg 19 x 20 1/4" wide (48.3 x 51.4 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #869Mali - Tuareg 21 x 21" wide (53.3 x 53.3 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #870Mali - Tuareg 21 x 20 1/2" wide (53.3 x 52 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #871Mali - Tuareg 22 x 22 3/4" wide (55.9 x 57.8 cm wide) |
$600.00 Saddle bag
item #872Mali - Tuareg 23 x 23" wide (58.4 x 58.4 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #873Mali - Tuareg 23 x 20 1/2" wide (58.4 x 52 cm wide) |
$175.00 Saddle bag
item #874Mali - Tuareg 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm) | $395.00 Saddle bag
item #875Mali - Tuareg 24 x 21" wide (61 x 53.3 cm wide) |
$395.00 Saddle bag
item #876Mali - Tuareg 25 x 21" wide (63.5 x 53.3 cm wide) | $395.00 Saddle bag
item #877Mali - Tuareg 29 x 19 1/4" wide (73.7 x 48.9 cm wide) |
$150.00 Saddle bag
item #878Mali - Tuareg 18 1/2 x 19 1/2" wide (47 x 49.5 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #879Mali - Tuareg 17 x 22 1/2" wide (43.2 x 57.2 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #880Mali - Tuareg 19 x 18 1/2" wide (48.3 x 47 cm wide) | $395.00 Saddle bag
item #881Mali - Tuareg 20 x 23 1/2" wide (50.8 x 59.7 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #882Mali - Tuareg 24 x 21 1/2" wide (61 x 54.6 cm wide) | $300.00 Saddle bag
item #883Mali - Tuareg 29 x 21" wide (73.7 x 53.3 cm wide) |
$425.00 Saddle bag
item #884Mali - Tuareg 24 1/2 x 22" wide (62.2 x 55.9 cm wide) | $600.00 Saddle bag
item #885Mali - Tuareg 21 x 21" wide (53.3 x 53.3 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #886Mali - Tuareg 24 x 20" wide (61 x 50.8 cm wide) | $600.00 Saddle bag
item #887Mali - Tuareg 25 x 22 1/2" wide (63.5 x 57.2 cm wide) |
$450.00 Saddle bag
item #888Mali - Tuareg 30 x 21" wide (76.2 x 53.3 cm wide) | $450.00 Saddle bag
item #889Mali - Tuareg 31 x 20 1/4" wide (78.7 x 51.4 cm wide) |
$600.00 Saddle bag
item #894Mali - Tuareg 27 x 28" wide (68.6 x 71.1 cm wide) | $125.00 short silver bead strand
item #408Niger - Tuareg This is a fine, though short, strand of beautiful silver Tuareg beads mixed with some small faceted glass beads. Each of the long beads is 16 mm long. |
$50.00 Small and Medium Tuareg "cross" pendants
item #445Niger - Tuareg All the pendants in this photo are the same price except for the one in the top left, measuring 3 1/8" ($95), and the one in the bottom right, measuring 3 1/2" ($75). Please click on the photo to see 2 more photos with more medium and smaller Tuareg pendants. In the second photo the bottom 4 pendants are $45 each, the top left and top middle are $35 each and the top right is $20. In the third photo the 4 pendants in the left part of the photo are $35 each, the 3 pendants in the right part of the photo are $20 each. | $25.00 Small knives - new
item #219Niger - Tuareg These 4 small knives, though new, are genuine items that the Tuareg people actually do carry and use. They measure 5 1/2 to 6 1/4" long. The price is for each one. |
$45.00 Small old knife
item #419Niger - Tuareg This genuine old, used knife would have been primarily used for leatherwork, a skill for which the Tuareg people are reknowned. | $65.00 Soapstone round jewelry boxes
item #346Niger - Tuareg 3 1/4 to 3 1/2" diameter. Please click on the photo for another view of these fine boxes. |
Tuareg man selling coffee and tea in Dosso
item #160Niger - Tuareg | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #890Mali - Tuareg 43 x 32" wide (109 x 81.3 cm wide) |
$900.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #891Mali - Tuareg 51 x 27" wide (129.5 x 68.6 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #892Mali - Tuareg 52 x 34" wide (132 x 86.4 cm wide) |
$1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #893Mali - Tuareg 52 x 34" wide (132 x 86.4 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #895Mali - Tuareg 37 x 24" wide (94 x 61 cm wide) |
$1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #896Mali - Tuareg 39 x 30" wide (99 x 76.2 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #898Mali - Tuareg 42 x 25 1/2" wide (106.7 x 64.8 cm wide) |
$1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #899Mali - Tuareg 43 x 29 1/2" wide (109 x 75 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #900Mali - Tuareg |
$1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #901Mali - Tuareg 44 x 33" wide (112 x 84 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #902Mali - Tuareg 45 x 30 1/2" wide (114 x 77.5 cm wide) Without counting the top opening, the part standing up at the top, the length of this bag is 33" (84 cm). |
$1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #903Mali - Tuareg 47 x 35 1/2" wide (119 x 90 cm wide) | $1200.00 Very large camel saddle bag
item #904Mali - Tuareg 50 x 32 1/2" wide (127 x 82.6 cm wide) Without counting the top opening, the part standing up at the top, the length of this bag is 36" (91 cm). |
$125.00 Well pulleys
item #237Niger - Tuareg These are common, very old and used, pulleys from wells in the Sahara Desert of central Niger. The Tuareg and the Wodaabe shepherd their animals every other day to a well of this type to water their animals. These relatively sophisticated wells have been mostly built by the government although are maintained by the people who use them. The price above is for one pulley. We have many; not only these 3. No two are the same; these 3 show the degree to which they may vary. The price for a set of 3 is $300. | $750.00 Wide camel saddle bag
item #897Mali - Tuareg 39 x 45 1/2" wide (99 x 115.6 cm wide) |
$145.00 Woman wearing old Tuareg earrings
item #296Niger - Tuareg Please click on the photo for other views of this woman wearing others of this type of earring | $80.00 XL Tuareg "cross" pendants
item #444Niger - Tuareg The pendant in the middle is $125. There are some other designs available. Email me to ask for more information. |
$150.00 XL Tuareg pendant necklaces
item #443Niger - 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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