Silver earrings called tsabit worn by Ullimeden Tuareg from Niger.
These are solid earrings made of silver and the most common type of earrings used by Tuareg women. They were cast by the silversmith, then shaped with a hammer and etched with geometrical decoration.
Provenance: German private collection.
Dimensions:
Size of the earrings: 7 x 7 x 2 cm cm
Gauge of the silver wire: 4 mm
Combined weight: 116 gr
Literature:
“A world of earrings. Africa, Asia America”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2001, p.41
“Africa Adorned”, Fisher, Angela, Collins Harvill, London, 1984, p.210-212-3
“Bijoux tuaregs”, Burner, Jean, Éditions du Fournel, 2011, p. 218-21
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