Beautiful, antique Tuareg Talhakimt pendant strung with new red and brown glass beads and 8 Tuareg silver beads: 4 cylinders and 4 cornerless cubes.
The shape derives from ancient ring shapes, but was exaggerated over time
Carnelian first came to northwest Africa from India, but the stone in this piece was made in Idar-Oberstein, Germany and traded to Africa between 1835 and mid-1900s.
The shape is worn by Tuareg men as a ring and by the women as a pendants, in in the case of smaller versions, as hair ornaments. The symbol is believed to bring prosperity, courage, and the union of male and female in a love match and/ or resulting in fertility.
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