African Southern Cross Necklace Pendant Sterling Silver from In Wagar Niger Tuareg Tribe Design 1

Niger

African Southern Cross Necklace Pendant Sterling Silver Ethnic Jewelry from In Wagar Niger Tuareg Tribe Design 1

African Southern Cross Necklace Pendant Sterling Silver from In Wagar Niger Tuareg Tribe Design 1

Niger

Classified in : Women's jewelry

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 In Wagar.

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: 6 x 2,8 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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