Language
The major language of the Tuareg is Tamacheq, which is in the Berber language group. A written script called Tifinagh is used in poetry. Now, a lot of Tuareg also speak Songhay, Hausa, and French, and read Arabic.
The major language of the Tuareg is Tamacheq, which is in the Berber language group. A written script called Tifinagh is used in poetry. Now, a lot of Tuareg also speak Songhay, Hausa, and French, and read Arabic.
Clothing
The veil that Tuareg men wear on their faces is a symbol of male identity. It is also thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits. It is also considered as an attractive adornment and can be worn in various styles. The face veil is worn differently in different social situations. It is worn highest (covering the nose and mouth) to respect in the presence of chiefs, older persons, and their inlaws. Once they marry, Tuareg women wear a head scarf that covers their hair. In rural areas, Tuareg men wear long Islamic robes. Women wear wrap around skirts and blouses. In the towns, clothing is more varied. It includes West African tie-dyed cottons, and also fashionable European styles.
The veil that Tuareg men wear on their faces is a symbol of male identity. It is also thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits. It is also considered as an attractive adornment and can be worn in various styles. The face veil is worn differently in different social situations. It is worn highest (covering the nose and mouth) to respect in the presence of chiefs, older persons, and their inlaws. Once they marry, Tuareg women wear a head scarf that covers their hair. In rural areas, Tuareg men wear long Islamic robes. Women wear wrap around skirts and blouses. In the towns, clothing is more varied. It includes West African tie-dyed cottons, and also fashionable European styles.
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Art
On the move with their herds and camels over vast areas of the southern Sahara, they produce abstract and functional objects made from leather, wood and metal.
Leather was their main material; the Tuareg tanned, painted, engraved and fringed it to make saddles, colorful travelling bags, milk jars and tent mats, all portable and befitting these people. The forms of their wooden tent posts wonderful abstract patterns in negative and positive space.Famous for their jewelry, the Tuareg make fashioning geometric layers of silver, brass and copper into their inventive locks and keys, which is called a trik.
On the move with their herds and camels over vast areas of the southern Sahara, they produce abstract and functional objects made from leather, wood and metal.
Leather was their main material; the Tuareg tanned, painted, engraved and fringed it to make saddles, colorful travelling bags, milk jars and tent mats, all portable and befitting these people. The forms of their wooden tent posts wonderful abstract patterns in negative and positive space.Famous for their jewelry, the Tuareg make fashioning geometric layers of silver, brass and copper into their inventive locks and keys, which is called a trik.
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Religious beliefs
Most Tuareg are Muslims. But their traditional belief system and rituals overlap with Islam. They believe in spirits. Most spirits are considered evil and are believed to cause illnesses. Some Tuareg fortunetell with cowrie shells, lizards, mirrors, and the Koran (the sacred text of Islam).Unlike women in many other Islamic societies, most Tuareg women do not wear veils in public. They may also independently inherit property and begin the process leading to a divorce.Islamic holy men, called marabouts, are believed to possess a special power of blessing, called al baraka. They educate children with the Koran and they make speeches at ceremonies.
Most Tuareg are Muslims. But their traditional belief system and rituals overlap with Islam. They believe in spirits. Most spirits are considered evil and are believed to cause illnesses. Some Tuareg fortunetell with cowrie shells, lizards, mirrors, and the Koran (the sacred text of Islam).Unlike women in many other Islamic societies, most Tuareg women do not wear veils in public. They may also independently inherit property and begin the process leading to a divorce.Islamic holy men, called marabouts, are believed to possess a special power of blessing, called al baraka. They educate children with the Koran and they make speeches at ceremonies.