Vintage Silver Tuareg Cross Pendant, Niger
£60.00
A vintage silver Tuareg cross pendant featuring a hand-etched design on silver. This type of cross was traditionally made in Niger where it was 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:
1990s
Material:
Silver
Dimensions:
7.6 cm (h) x 4.1 cm (w)
Total weight:
7.6 g
Ref:
AMU-188
Book references:
Hagan, H. and Myers, L., 2006. Tuareg Jewelry. [Förenta staterna]: Xlibris Corp.