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Iain · 3rd July 2010, 09:21 PM

Could be Hausa as Luc pointed out or Fula or Tuareg. I'm not familiar enough with the decorative markings to make the distinction but definitely the bottom one is what the Tuareg call a "tarda" as opposed to the "allar" which is entirely metal.

3rd July 2010, 09:21 PM	#3
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Could be Hausa as Luc pointed out or Fula or Tuareg. I'm not familiar enough with the decorative markings to make the distinction but definitely the bottom one is what the Tuareg call a "tarda" as opposed to the "allar" which is entirely metal.