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Monday, April 24, 2023

Puel


The Fulani (Puel) people are a nomadic pastoralist group that spans across West Africa, including countries such as Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, and Senegal. Jewelry has been an important aspect of their culture for centuries and plays a significant role in their social and economic life.

Turkmenistan


Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia with a long and rich history of jewelry-making. Traditional Turkmen jewelry is known for its intricate designs and use of gold and silver, often embellished with precious and semi-precious stones.

 

Tuareg Cross


The Tuareg Cross is a popular piece of Tuareg jewelry that has become a symbol of the Tuareg people and their culture. The cross is also known as the Agadez Cross, after the city of Agadez in Niger, which is a center of Tuareg culture and trade.

 

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

iLobolo


These are the cows that would normally be used to to pay lobolo for a wife and that would be an equivalent to a redeemable investment

 

Thursday, April 6, 2023

iHawu Necklace


 This is my first piece that I am working on and it is a chain that is in a iHawu shape. I couldn’t cast it on time so I assembled the wax to show how it will look when it is made in silver.

iHawu

These are the wax pieces that I’ve injected for the iHawu chain that I’m working on.

 

Reflection

This is the IHAWU pendant  After my exhibition I had a sit down with John who is the moderator and we spoke about how he sees my work and he...