Photo Credit: Monica Chiodi

Posted by: Monica Chiodi

Bijou de coiffure- Head Piece
called ” Charwita “
from Mauritania.
Worn by dancers  Guedra.
Round “tafoun” shells, “zebra” shells, carnelian and agate beads, three silver and green agate tiny rings.

Last picture from Angela Fisher – Africa Adorned – book

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Tags: Guedra, Headdress, Mauritania