Timia cross

E197434

The Timia cross is a distinctive Tuareg silver pendant design associated with the Timia region of Niger, recognized for its symbolic geometric form and cultural significance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Timia cross canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tuareg cross ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ
silver pendant ⓘ
artisanalProduction handcrafted ⓘ
associatedCountry Niger ⓘ
associatedRegion Timia ⓘ
category African jewelry ⓘ
Tuareg jewelry ⓘ
ethnic jewelry ⓘ
craftTechnique casting ⓘ
engraving ⓘ
polishing ⓘ
craftTradition Tuareg silversmithing ⓘ
culture Tuareg people ⓘ
linked to: Tuareg
function pendant ⓘ
geographicContext Sahara Desert ⓘ
geometricForm abstract geometric design ⓘ
heritageStatus element of Tuareg intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
market local Tuareg markets ⓘ
tourist and export craft markets ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
motifType cross-shaped pendant ⓘ
partOf set of Tuareg regional crosses ⓘ
relatedDesign Agadez cross ⓘ
linked to: Tuareg cross

In Gall cross ⓘ
Tahoua cross ⓘ
Zinder cross ⓘ
religiousContext primarily cultural rather than religious ⓘ
symbolism Tuareg heritage ⓘ
belonging to place ⓘ
identity ⓘ
protection ⓘ
transmission passed down within families ⓘ
typicalColor silver ⓘ
usageContext ceremonial occasions ⓘ
everyday adornment ⓘ
visualCharacteristics sharp linear elements ⓘ
stylized cross form ⓘ
symmetrical layout ⓘ
wornAs necklace pendant ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tuareg cross → regionalVariation → Timia cross ⓘ