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Centered Necklace
Centered Necklace

The Centered Necklace is a piece of Tuareg jewelry, handcrafted in sterling silver with the Tuareg people's signature geomentric designs. The Tuareg people are a nomadic people in North Africa who have a long history of silversmithing. Silver jewelry worn by the women often marks origin and maternal lines. Does the Centered Necklace speak to you? What story does this piece tell?

HANDCRAFTED IN NIGER

  • Sterling silver
  • Collar necklace
  • 2"L pendant
  • Handcrafted in Niger

SKU: 1301020

THE MAKERS

Artisans working with the Union of Peasants for Self Development (UPAP) make traditional Tuareg handicrafts. The Tuareg, nomadic herders of Saharan north and west Africa, now also work as traders or cultivate crops in fertile oases. Tuareg artisans of UPAP use income from craft production to supplement their subsistence farming and other livelihoods.In 1993, young craftspeople in Terhazer, a village near Agadez, the largest city of northern Niger, organized to create leather handicrafts and silver jewelry. After traveling through France, selling from backpacks for several years, Illies Mouhmoud and his friends organized formally and began UPAP in 1999. UPAP now has shops in Niamey, Niger's capital, and in Agadez, and participates in local African fairs. UPAP also sells to fair trade organizations in France and North America. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from UPAP since 2002.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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