Fulani (Peul) necklace, made with very old carnelian round beads, old Czech glass beads and skunk old Venetian glass beads.
This type of necklaces is valued by many of the Fulani groups, and women wear several strands at the same time. Carnelian is believed to ease menstrual pains and help cure sicknesses of the blood.
The carnelian arriving for centuries to the West African cultures came from the mines in Gujarat, India, first through the Arab trade boats and then by caravan crossing Africa from East to West.
Dimensions:
Length: 80 cm
The round carnelian beads measure 1 cm.
Weight: 152,9 gr.
Literature:
“Africa Adorned”, Fisher, Angela, Collins Harvill, London, 1984, p. 169
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