Antique Tuareg bronze Anklets. Currency Khalkhal from Mali.
$144.87
Antique Tuareg bronze Anklet. Currency Khalkhal, Mali.
Khalkhal are the impressive and often very heavy anklets traditionally worn by Tuareg women.
Jewelry, a form of moveable wealth, is well suited to the nomadic Tuareg lifestyle as it is easily transported from place to place.
Rich in amuletic symbolism, the anklets are engraved with symbols intended to ward off evil and to protect the feet from thorns and snakes; the large impressive knobs are believed to have the power to ward off the evil eye.
AGE: Early 20th century
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE (inner diameter): 63 mm (see photos)
WEIGHT: 444 grams
OVERALL CONDITION:
Very good condition, with high quality workmanship.
Excellent wear from age and usage.
REFERENCES:
- A world of bracelets, Anne van Cutsem, 2003, SKIRA p.33
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