TUAREG, LOCKS, Niger

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Tuareg
Lock 2
5" l.
$200

Tuareg
Lock 4
5" l.
$200

Tuareg
Lock 6
5" l.
$200


The locks below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

Tuareg
Lock 1
5" l.
SOLD

Tuareg
Lock
3
SOLD

Tuareg
Lock
5
SOLD

Photographs © Bobbi Hamill

TUAREG LOCKS, Niger

Famous for their jewelry, the Tuareg employ the same elaborate aesthetic when fashioning their inventive locks and keys. Geometric layers of silver, brass and copper are forged into working padlocks that come with a set of keys and can be opened in three succesive stages.

 

 

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