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tuareg iferwane cross necklace -- elhadji koumama (inadan, agadez, niger)

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# Copy · #0097 Tuareg Iferwane Cross Necklace — Elhadji Koumama *Loop-B expedited, 2026-05-05*

## Title Tuareg Iferwane Cross — Elhadji Koumama, Agadez

## Subtitle 99.99% fine silver, hand-hammered and engraved. Elhadji Koumama is a 25th-generation Inadan silversmith in Agadez, Niger.

## Description The Koumama family are Inadan — the Tuareg smith caste, historically nomadic across the Sahara, carrying their tools and their knowledge with them. Droughts in the 1970s settled the family in Agadez, Niger, where Elhadji Koumama was born. He is a 25th-generation silversmith. The family collective now includes over 50 smiths and supports more than 200 people.

The Iferwane cross is one of the regional Tuareg cross forms — each city of the Sahara has its own. The silver is 99.99% pure fine silver, hand-hammered and engraved with motifs from a tradition that predates most countries. The metal is not alloyed down for ease of working. Koumama works with the same material his ancestors did.

Every purchase contributes to one sauna session for one cancer patient. The warmth here is the Saharan sun, the fire in the smith's forge, and the heat of a lineage still intact.

## Tags african, jewelry, tuareg, silver, agadez, niger, elhadji-koumama, inadan, handmade, glowhood

object№165

categoryafrican

makerElhadji Koumama

listedMay 5, 2026

edition1 piece

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