Lange zeer oude handelskralen ketting uit Mali recycled glass beads necklace The pottery is handmade in

The pottery is handmade in just one place in Morocco: the desert village of Tamegroute of the same name

On the front some paint has flaked off at the bottom right of the head

Many forms of art flourished here

they were not only used as jewelry

while the accompanying bell in the left hand indicates the female principle and wisdom

Lange zeer oude handelskralen ketting uit Mali recycled glass beads necklace The pottery is handmade inLength: 47 cm (linear). Origin: This trade bead necklace comes from the collection of Fofana Sankoung, who was a dealer in African art (Kumasi Amsterdam) from the 1960s onwards. Tradebeads necklaces are a traditional form of jewelry that originates from the long history of trade and craft in West Africa, particularly Ghana. These necklaces are often made of colorful glass beads. Trade beads were originally produced in Europe, particularly in countries