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RARE NOMADIC BANGLE !! TRIBAL DESIGN
Rare HANDMADE BRONZE, EBANO & SILVER PRINCESS BRACELET !!!

MASTERPIECE !!!
SIZE : 76 x 29 mm !!! SIZE BANGLE: 55 mm Weight: 200 cts !!!!
Direclty Handmade from OUALATA (MAURITANIA)

Tuareg people : The Tuareg are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the principal inhabitants of the vast Sahara Desert. Most Tuareg live in the Saharan parts of Niger, Mali, and Algeria. Being nomadic, they move constantly across national borders, and small groups of Tuareg also live in southeastern Algeria, southwestern Libya and northern Burkina Faso, and a small community in northern Nigeria. Much Tuareg art is in the form of jewellery, leather and metal saddle decorations called trik, and finely crafted swords. The Inadan community makes traditional handicrafts. Among their products are tanaghilt or zakkat (the 'Agadez Cross' or 'Croix d'Agadez'); the Tuareg sword (Takoba), many gold and silver-made necklaces called 'Takaza'; and earrings called 'Tizabaten'. Pilgrimage boxes have intricate iron and brass decorations, and are used for carrying items. Chalcedony Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite. Chalcedony has a waxy luster, and may be semitransparent or translucent. It can assume a wide range of colors, but those most commonly seen are white to gray, grayish-blue or a shade of brown ranging from pale to nearly black. The color of chalcedony sold commercially is often enhanced by dyeing or heating. The name chalcedony comes from the Latin chalcedonius (alternatively spelledcalchedonius). The name appears in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia as a term for a translucid kind of Jaspis. The name is probably derived from the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. The Greek word khalkedon (χαλκηδών) also appears in the Book of Revelation (Apc 21,19). It is a hapax legomenon (the term for a word found nowhere else) so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in the Bible is the same mineral known by this name today. As early as the Bronze Age chalcedony was in use in the Mediterranean region; for example, on Minoan Crete at the Palace of Knossos, chalcedony seals have been recovered dating to circa 1800 BC. People living along the Central Asian trade routes used various forms of chalcedony, including carnelian, to carve intaglios, ring bezels (the upper faceted portion of a gem projecting from the ring setting), and beads that show strong Greco-Roman influence. les of first century objects made from chalcedony, possibly Kushan, were found in recent years at Tillya-tepe in north-western Afghanistan. Hot wax would not stick to it so it was often used to make seal impressions. The term chalcedony is derived from the name of the ancient Greek town Chalkedon in Asia Minor, in modern English usually spelled Chalcedon, today the Kadıköy district of Istanbul. According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the Jewish High Priest's Breastplate. (Jewish tradition states that Moses' brother Aaron wore the Breastplate, with inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel). The Breastplate supposedly included jasper, chrysoprase and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used. In the 19th century Idar-Oberstein, Germany became the world's largest chalcedony processing center, in particular agates. Most of these agates were from Latin America, in particular Brazil. Originally the agate carving industry around Idar and Oberstein was driven by local deposits that were mined in the 15th century. Several factors contributed to the re-emergence of Idar-Oberstein as agate center of the world: ships brought agate nodules back as ballast, thus providing extremely cheap transport. Also, cheap labor and a superior knowledge of chemistry allowing them to dye the agates in any color with processes that were kept secret helped. Each mill in Idar Oberstein had four or five grindstones. These were of red sandstone, obtained from Zweibrücken; and two men ordinarily worked together at the same stone. Blue Chalcedony is a demure crystal, subtle and mystic, cool and serene, ethereal yet solid. It has an inviting, soft blue translucence, and an almost imperceptible movement within the stone that invokes a stillness of silent reverence. It's calming, and speaks of spirit and trust. Chalcedony is known as the Speaker's Stone, the stone of one who must measure his words. It encourages reflection and meditation, its gentle radiance preparing us for action but helping to hold back words we might regret. The great Roman orator, Cicero, is said to have worn one around his neck. Considered a nurturing stone, Chalcedony absorbs negative energy and dissipates it before it can be passed on. It promotes brotherhood and good will, opening the mind to new ideas, instilling feelings of benevolence and generosity. Chalcedony was considered a sacred stone by the Native American Indians, using it to promote stability during their ceremonial activities. It is still in use today for meditations, and as a pathway for receiving successful thought transmissions. **************************************************************************** -Les Pierres sont des idées, elles passent devant nos yeux comme les nuages sur le monde. Des reflets multicolores, des silences, des oiseaux... Après quelques années de tour du monde, j'ai décidé de faire partager les petites merveilles glanées ça et là sur les différents continents de mon voyage. Ces Bijoux ne sont pas de la FANTAISIE, Ils sont le résultat d'années de Recherches et d'Assemblages. Depuis l'antiquité, chaque peuple a élaboré sa propre compréhension des choses, sa propre relation avec son environnement... Les Perles et les Minéraux ont servi tour à tour de MONNAIE en AFRIQUE, de PROTECTION dans le SAHARA, de PARURE GUERRIERE en AMAZONIE, de CARTE D'IDENTITE en AMERIQUE DU NORD, de CARTE BLEUE sur la Route de la SOIE, de SPIRITUALITE dans l'HIMMALAYA...etc Chacun de ces colliers est une Pièce Unique conçue exclusivement pour vous à partir de Perles Anciennes et de Minéraux Puissants Pour vous transmettre leur Beauté, leur Histoire et leur Energie... Chacun est une petite oeuvre d'art, un poème, une peinture à porter autour de votre cou! " IL Y A DES PIERRES DANS LESQUELLES TOUTE LA GLOIRE DE LA NATURE EST COMME CONCENTREE, DE SORTE QU'UNE SEULE PIERRE SUFFIT A CERTAINS HOMMES POUR QU'ILS POSSEDENT LA CONTEMPLATION SUPREME ET ABSOLUE DE LA NATURE." Pline l'Ancien --------------------