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Old Frontal Parure - CHARWITA – Mauritania
Old Frontal Parure - CHARWITA – Mauritania
Old Frontal Parure - CHARWITA – Mauritania
Old Frontal Parure - CHARWITA – Mauritania

Old Frontal Parure - CHARWITA – Mauritania

$ 52.77

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Material: Shells (tafoun), amber, metal decorations
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Old
    Frontal Parure - CHARWITA
    – Mauritania
    Mid 20th century. Shells (tafoun),
    a
    gate rings (tanfouk), old glass beads, old resin bead
    .
    Approx. cm. 11,5 width x cm. 7,5 high (4.52" x 2.95"); gr. 131,2 (4.62 oz.).
    Before performing the dance of seduction (guedra), mauritanian women wear a parure embellished with different amulets.
    You can see a similar piece on:
    page 28-29 of "
    A World of Head Adornment: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America" by Anne Van Cutsem.;
    page 223 of "Africa Adorned" by Angela Fisher.
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