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208 Tuareg Carnelian Ring

Large Silver Carnelian Ring
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  • Hello Dayna.

    nice ring you added here. are you sure it is tuareg ?  i actualy dont know this shape as tuareg

  • Hello Ait Ouakli,

    Thanks  for your comment about this ring.  I bought this ring in the bead market in Nouackchott, Mauritania in the early 1980s.  I was told by the ladies in the market that it was Tuareg,  Maybe I need to do some research on it.

  • I have found a photo of a similar ring to this one...much newer than my example....It is on page 220 of Africa Adorned.  The photo is of the hands and feet of a Guedra dancer in Mauritania.  The design is the same but details are slightly different.

  • Thanks for your comment, I think you are right, Dayna, its not a classic Tuareg ring, more Mauritanian with its granulation

  • Yes, I think so too Cordelia. I did purchase it in the market in Nouakchott in the early 1980s.  Thanks for your comment.

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