Heavy Brass Necklace from Tuareg Tribe of Mauritania Nigeria This type of brass jewelry

This type of brass jewelry is no longer made by the Yoruba people

5-3mm roundelles: sapphire

28" strand of graduated ancinet granite beads

some dark cobalt blue with red and white stripes

which shows some damage due to their being worn for decades

Heavy Brass Necklace from Tuareg Tribe of Mauritania Nigeria This type of brass jewelryBoxy brass and bronze Tuareg necklace with a heavy double handmade brass chain and dangles. Very rare, and nearly complete. Box pendant is a little over 3 inches square and half an inch tall. The depth and patina give this original necklace an impressive quality. Some felt in green and red are still visible, but mostly worn away.