Old Fulani ring

Old Fulani ringOld ring from the Fulani people of West Africa, also called Peul. These sort of rings were cast with the lost wax technique and then forged to make the decoration. This type of rings were worn either as a ring or as hair adornment. Fula people or Fulani (Peul in french) are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and North Africa.

The crosses also reflect the Tuareg’s deep respect for the natural elements

Light signs of many years of wear and a warm patina

is the green gem in the centre which acts to disperse evil in the four directions

Silver Almoravid Earrings

handsomely enamelled in a blue and green curvilinear floral pattern

At the other end is welded a second part

from the latter are suspended

symbolizing the nomadic lifestyle of constantly navigating the vast desert landscape

This is the model generally adopted by the Chaoula women of the Aures

In very good antique condition

It was certainly carried amongst the varied goods of the trans Saharan trade with historical facts testifying for an early import from Cambay in Gujarat

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