Tuareg Drop Earrings elephants Cast in brass and dipped

Cast in brass and dipped in gold 22 karat

Using the last wax method

Materials include brass dipped in gold 22k

the bindings are removed and finally the threads are woven into fabric

First carved in wood to create a master then cast in brass using the lost-wax-method

Tuareg Drop Earrings elephants Cast in brass and dippedThe Tuareg are nomadic people who maintain their Berber ways, most of whom live in the Sahara. Tuareg smiths or inadan wan tizol, makers of weapons and jewellery, are known to produce bold pieces of body adornments using geometric patters and motifs to symbolise meaning in their culture in silver, white metal and copper. These earrings are symbolic of Tuareg culture and metal work with hand made directly in silver to form the master. Using the last