Shashat. Tuareg Silver Necklace.

A great Tuareg necklace or -shashat- made of glass beads and silver pendants showing a lovely engraved decoration. This type of necklace is offered by the Tuareg men to his bride as an engagement present. Its name derives from the name of the pendants themselves (-chachat-, pronounced -shashat-). These pendants are a clear feminine symbol and the present itself a vow for fertility and abundance.