If I ever had to get a tattoo, this design would be the one!
The nomadic Tuareg of the Western Sahara Desert carry many items of jewelry for protection & guidance. The crosses are named after oasis towns. They are created using the lost wax casting method. These crosses are passed from father to son, when the son reaches puberty. The father would say “my son, I give you the 4 corners of the world.”
10 ¾" from top to bottom, or 18 ¼" from end to end.
The cross of Agadez itself is 2 ⅛" in height x 1 ⅛" in width.
