Heavy Tuareg Berber Marabout Silver Ring Size 10 55g Saharan Tribal Ethnographic Beaded jewelry mineral-like look

mineral-like look

unlike simpler stamped examples

The gold-colored surface layer tests consistent with 14K gold

articulated elements

mass-market production

Heavy Tuareg Berber Marabout Silver Ring Size 10 55g Saharan Tribal Ethnographic Beaded jewelry mineral-like lookLarge vintage Tuareg Berber marabout ring handcrafted in traditional Saharan style. The thick rounded band terminates in stylized opposing animal heads decorated with engraved geometric motifs and circular punch designs typical of Tuareg silversmith work. Material: likely traditional ethnogaphic coin silver alloy. Provenance: From a group of African objects acquired via estate sale auction from the personal collection of African art scholar Roy