Head Adornment – TALGAMUT – Ait Imerhrane Tribe, High Atlas Morocco

1970′. Tribal metal, paint, glass. The piece is approx. cm. 38,0 high x cm. 40,0 width (14.96″ x 15.74″). The central talisman is cm. 8,5 high x cm. 7,7 width (3.34″ x 3.03″). Gr. 256,9 (9.06 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up their unique language and culture which are, like their land, both African and Mediterranean.