Silver Tuareg Cross Pendant, Niger
£60.00
A recently made silver Tuareg cross pendant from Niger, featuring a hand-etched design on silver. This type of cross was traditionally passed from father to son at the age of puberty as a protective pendant on his future travels. A very wearable and unusual symbolic pendant.
Date:
Recent
Material:
Silver
Dimensions:
8.0 cm (h) x 4.5 cm (w)
Total weight:
9.2 g
Ref:
AMU-187
References:
Hagan, H. and Myers, L., 2006. Tuareg Jewelry. [Förenta staterna]: Xlibris Corp.