Silver Bracelet with Tsabit Knob Ends

$95.00

Artist: Koumama Family

Region / Country: Africa / Niger

This beautifully handcrafted fine (99%) silver bracelet is a thick rope of smooth silver with chunky traditional Tuareg tsabit knob ends. The knob ends are hand engraved. This bracelet has an opening at the front and can easily be slipped over the wrist. It is adjustable. (SKU: TJ-1004)

Artist: Koumama Family

Region: Africa

Country: Niger

The Koumama family is Tuareg which traditionally has been semi-nomadic. Some call Tuaregs the "Blue People" due to the indigo used to dye men's deep blue tagelmusts (turbans). Most Tuaregs live in northern Niger with some living in Mali and Algeria. Today the ancient Tuareg classes, Nobles (camel herders), Vassals (goat herders), Inadan (blacksmiths) and slaves (now outlawed) still exist. However, following the famines of the 1970s and 1980s and civil unrest, many have been forced to abandon their herds and take on labor and lifestyles they might traditionally have rejected.