African Southern Cross Necklace Pendant Sterling Silver from Bilma Tuareg Tribe Design
Classified in : Tuareg sterling silver pendants
There are 21 models of Southern Cross of Niger. Each represent a city and a tribe, they make the origins of the one wearing it recognizable. This cross represents the city of Bilma.
For a contemporary style, this jewelry is set with a hook in sterling silver and can be worn on a chain necklace or on a silver choker.
of Niger. Each represent a city and a tribe, they make the origins of the one wearing it recognizable. This cross represents the city of Bilma.
For a contemporary style, this jewelry is set with a hook in sterling silver and can be worn on a chain necklace or on a silver choker.
Materials: sterling silver
Size: 7 cm
Origin: Tuareg craftsmen from Agadez, Niger
The Tuareg call these jewelry « teneghelt » which alludes to the production process with lost wax in an earthen mold.
The interpretations of this jewelry are varied. It could represent the four cardinal points or the « Southern Cross » constellation, the cross on the camel’s saddles or a love message ; love is pronounced T(o)R(a) in Tamacheck, illustrated by the symbols « O » and « + ».
Maybe it could even be representing all these symbols at once…!
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