Ethnic Jewels

Old Pair Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Nador Region, North Morocco

Early to mid 20th century. Siver. Each fibulae is cm 19,7 x cm. 9,2 (7.76" x 3.62"). Gr. 352,1 (12.42 oz.). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. For more information and similar examples: "Tiserai - The Fibule Au Maroc", by Ileana Marchesani, Franco D'Alessandro and Meriem Otmani - Edition Sicopa. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They...

Huge Beautiful Gurunsi / Frafra Anklet – African Currency – Burkina Faso

Bronze, lost-wax casting. Grams 3.348,0 (118.10 oz.). External diameter 26,5 cm (10.43"); internal diameter cm. 10,0 (3.94"). The Gurunsi are a set of related ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and south and central Burkina Faso. Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While...

Huge Fulani Ceremonial Ring – Mali

Silver high degree grams 95,8 (3.38 oz); cm. 3,9 high x cm. 4,4 width (1.54" x 1.73”). Internal diameter cm. 1,7 (0.67"); US size 6.5. An expression of tribal identity and of social status, jewels are also a form of savings, available in times of economic crisis in nomadic society. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim...