Old Tuareg cross earrings

Old Tuareg cross earringsThese lovely African earrings are inspired by berber jewlry and are handmade in silver using traditional Tuareg jewelry carving techniques. These tribal earrings are inspired by the Tuareg's South cross also called the Agadez Cross. This jewellery have been used by the Tuareg nomadic tribe to navigate in the dessert. The cross has different meanings, one of them being that the arms of the cross will disperse all evil from the individual, thus keeping

thus keeping him out of harms way

Across Morocco and elsewhere the best khol appliers are made from organic material (wood

The opening clasps are intact and functional

a stone highly valued in Tibetan culture for its protective and healing qualities

old handmade silver rings originate in Mali

bold shapes

this piece is embellished with zigzag patterns and botanical motifs

with some being very small

an Arabic loan-word meaning ”to beautify the eyes”

This slender but substantial hinged silver box was crafted in the central Anti-Atlas region of Morocco early in the last century

A museum quality piece

festivities and weddings