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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4483352, member: 2844&quot;]I&#039;ll start with the &#039;mother of Tuareg crosses&#039;, the Agadez cross. It is said that other Tuareg crosses are derived from, and local variations on, the Agadez cross. It is also known as the &#039;Croix du sud&#039;, the Southern Cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agadez is in Niger, one of the countries the Tuareg live in. They originated in Algeria, but were pushed south and west by the advance of the Arabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one dates from the 1960s, when someone thought it a good idea to use a barrel clasp instead of the traditional hook clasp. It works either way.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]389733[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Detail, the small dots symbolize the watchful cameleon eyes, for good luck during travel. The design around the edges symbolize the cross-stitching on tents:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]389734[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tuareg and other Berber (Amazigh) crosses are not crosses in the Christian sense, but they symbolize the four cardinal points. The &#039;head&#039; of the cross is the owner, as part of the physical and metaphysical world.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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