Agadez Cross
- African Art Collection
- These silver-colored crosses are the most popular category of jewelry made by the Tuareg of Niger. The geometrical designs, most with a point at the bottom and ring at the top seldom look like a traditional cross. There are twenty-one basic Agadez cross designs with variations for each. Nine basic designs appear on each of these two boards.
- GEOGRAPHY / CULTURE GROUP Niger, Tuareg. The Tuareg are a large ethnic group that inhabit the Sahara Desert in an area stretching from southwest Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Malli, and Burkina Faso. The Tuareg have been called the “blue people” for the indigo dye colored clothes they traditionally wear and which stains their skin. They practice Islam and are believed to be descendants of the Berner communities of Northern Africa. The Tuareg are known throughout West Africa as traders and silversmiths.
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The Tuareg
Niger
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The Tuareg
GEOGRAPHY / CULTURE GROUP Niger, Tuareg. The Tuareg are a large ethnic group that inhabit the Sahara Desert in an area stretching from southwest Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Malli, and Burkina Faso. The Tuareg have been called the “blue people” for the indigo dye colored clothes they traditionally wear and which stains their skin. They practice Islam and are believed to be descendants of the Berner communities of Northern Africa. The Tuareg are known throughout West Africa as traders and silversmiths.
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- Tuareg
- Niger
- White metal (silver, tin, nickel, aluminum, and zinc mixture) on black clot
- Jewelry
- 2022.01.079
- May 2022
- Reginald and Celeste Hodges
- May 2022