Description

Tuareg silver Tadnet or marriage necklace with a central lahia, silver ismana beads and vintage glass beads.
The new Tuareg bride receives gifts of jewelry from her mother and her new husband.
She inherits the old silver jewelry from her mother and her new husband will commission new pieces for his new wife.
Jewelry is a form of portable wealth as well as social status for a woman.
Rich patina characteristic of old tribal pieces – Collected in Niger.

Dimensions of central pendant: 4 cm by 4 cm (1 1/2″ by 1 1/2″)
Length of necklace: 56 cm (22 inches)