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Antique Tuareg Chieftan Necklace Pouch - Original Sacoche Bag Necklace

Antique Tuareg Chieftan Necklace Pouch - Original Sacoche Bag

$299.00
$299.00
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This antique Tuareg Gris Gris Chieftan Necklace bag was sourced directly from Tuareg descendants in Zagora, Morocco. Used to bring good luck while crossing the Sahara Desert, this traditional tribal necklace bag is worn by the chief to protect the caravan on their journey.

More than 100 years old, these particular necklace bags are very difficult to find. These highly decorative pouches carry a necklace known as a Gris Gris Tuareg in Zagora and Tcherot in others, these lucky talismans even sometimes carried a message or paper with Q'uranic verses written on it.

The Tuareg Bag is made from hand-dyed leather, in the traditional Tuareg colors of rich raspberry red and mint green. The leather is exquisitely tooled, both on front and back, with designs created by careful cuts in the green leather to reveal the red leather beneath.

The inside flap is decorated with a small surprise patch of flowery fabric. A raised roll on the front of the pouch is used for opening and closing the pouch. In addition to the tooled red leather, there is a swatch of green, decorated with cuts to reveal the red leather below, an eye (to ward off the evil eye) in the middle. Black and white stitching create further contrast, with small colorful metal rivets above the eye.

Four sets of long leather tassels stream down from the sides of the pouch, with shorter tassels from the bottom. A long leather flap serves as armor. The armor is heavily decorated with colorful metal rivets, as well as stitching in black and white thread in traditional designs of tents, stars, and partridge eyes.

The Tuareg originate from Mali, Algeria and Libya, but after travelling the Sahara Desert, a small group settled in the southern Moroccan Zagora province. Silver Sahara sources all our Tuareg items directly from descendants of the original settlers, ensuring that fair prices are paid.

GRIS GRIS TCHEROT NECKLACE SOLD SEPARATELY

Early 20th century
Wool, Leather, Cloth

Bag measures 54cm long total
Pouch 11x11cm
25 cm with Tassels


Additional photos, information, and fascinating stories about this object are available upon request.