Moussa Albaka Tuareg Earrings Museum of Indian Arts and Culture alder-dyed Woodwardia fern

alder-dyed Woodwardia fern

and the delicate balance between sharing mezcal with the world and facilitating its preservation

at Stieglitz’s 291 art gallery

exploding onto the page with stunning urgency and force

Moussa Albaka Tuareg Earrings Museum of Indian Arts and Culture alder-dyed Woodwardia fernMoussa Albaka is a Tuareg tribesman from Niger, in West Africa. For many generations, his family, of the Inadan class, has been involved in silversmithing, as well as camel caravan trading throughout the Sahara. He and the men in his family are highly skilled producers of Tuareg jewelry. Albaka creations include necklaces and amulets, bracelets, earrings, buckles, daggers, and locks, all handmade of 95% silver. The lost wax process is used, and the