Forked horn Tuareg Camel Saddles are made by lashing wood together with rawhide and covering it with colored leather, then adorning them with silver, copper and brass ornaments. Most were made in Agadez, Niger, by blacksmiths... Much Tuareg art is in the form of jewelry, leather and metal saddle decorations, and finely crafted swords.

The Tuareg camel saddle sits on two to four saddle-cloths in front of the camel's hump, over its strong shoulders, while the rider sits cross-legged with his feet on the camel's neck... This also gives the rider more control over the camel with the use of shorter reins and pressure from the riders feet on the camels neck.

The Tuareg word for saddle is térik... The saddle, with its forked saddle horn and detailed leather decorations, is called a tamzak saddle... The Saddles below were used by the chieftains and nobles of the tribes. The Tuaregs are a people of the Sahara, sometimes called the blue men of the desert because the men wear indigo dyed turbans, called sheshes. Traditionally the Tuaregs were nomads, moving with their camels and goats