Vintage 1950s Silver Tuareg Silver Pendant ethiopian Graduated strand of black

Graduated strand of black

Wonderful hand-carved image of two lovers made of natural cow bone

and quite rare

These hand-carved beads are traditionally worn against the scalp by Mali women with fancy braided hairdo's and are shaped like a bead cap

Each strand contains small bicone-shaped wicker-wrapped beads (19mm long) as well as large (some up to 32mm in length) sealed with hand-beaten copper

Vintage 1950s Silver Tuareg Silver Pendant ethiopian Graduated strand of blackVintage 1950s silver pendant from the Tuareg people. This type of pendant are no longer made. hand sawn sheet silver with wonderful engraved and stamped details on one side, 79mm x 50mm x . 5mm. Silver quantity content is fairly high, about 85%. It is almost exactly like MTUA1242_A, except that it is very shiny.