Tuareg Silver Ornaments

Glittering heap of small silver rings, spikes and loops, shot in close-up.

This tuareg coin silver ornaments is Tuareg, from Mali, West or North Africa. Coin silver is silver of a standard close to that used in coinage, and in parts of Africa old coins were melted down and recast as jewelry. Tangle of small ring-shaped pieces, many with raised conical tips and notched or ridged edges. The metal is a worn silvery grey with darker recesses. Pointed knobs poke up from the pile at several angles.

Spiky little loops, thrown together with a lot of charm.