Temporal Parure – Jebala People – North Morocco

Early to mid 20th century – Tribal metal, glass beads; gr 68,7 (2.42 oz.); cm. 23,0 high x cm. 2,9 width (9.05″ x 1.14″).

The jebala people inhabit the plains from the city of Targuist to the west, in contrast with the Riff people inhabiting the plains from Targuist to the east.

The history of the Jebala people seems to be well documented since early Islamic times. The early Islamic history of the Riff, through the Arabian Salihid dynasty of the Nakur, whose members were from the Yemenite tribe Himyar, and which lasted from pre-Idrisid until Almoravid times with the fall of the Madinat Al-Nakur (710-1108 CE). This part of the history seems to be well documented, but when the berberian Almoravid started ruling, the history of the Riff is almost total blank.

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