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Old Solid Sterling Silver Ring - Fulani Peul Fulbe - Mali
Old Solid Sterling Silver Ring - Fulani Peul Fulbe - Mali
Old Solid Sterling Silver Ring - Fulani Peul Fulbe - Mali
Old Solid Sterling Silver Ring - Fulani Peul Fulbe - Mali

Old Solid Sterling Silver Ring - Fulani Peul Fulbe - Mali

$ 42.21

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    Old Ring
    –
    Fulani Peul Fulbe
    –
    Mali
    Early
    to mid 20th
    century
    - The ring (sterling silver)
    is
    gr. 22,7
    (0.80
    oz
    ); cm. 3,1
    high
    (1.22”)  x cm. 3,3
    width
    (1.29”). Internal diameter cm. 1,9 (0.74"); US size 8.5.
    An expression of tribal identity and of social status of the woman who wears them, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society.
    These
    rings
    were
    used
    by
    men
    and women,
    like
    hair
    decorations,
    necklaces,
    pendants,
    rings
    for
    fingers
    and
    currency. They are also objects of protection.
    Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. The Fulani were originally a pastoral people, and their lives and organization were dominated by the needs of their herds. The pastoral Fulani today enjoy greater prestige than town and sedentary agricultural Fulani as the most truly representative of Fulani culture.
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