Moussa Albaka Tuareg Cuff Men's Jewelry Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles

Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles

a French term meaning literally “in the open air

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Moussa Albaka Tuareg Cuff Men's Jewelry Sunflower Quilting Bee at ArlesMoussa Albaka is a Tuareg tribesman from Niger, in West Africa. For many generations, his family, of the Inadan class, has been involved in silversmithing, as well as camel caravan trading throughout the Sahara. He and the men in his family are highly skilled producers of Tuareg jewelry. Albaka creations include necklaces and amulets, bracelets, earrings, buckles, daggers, and locks, all handmade of 95% silver. The lost wax process is used, and the