Early to mid 20th century. Silver, glass, enamel, niello decorations Gr. 49,2 (1.74 oz.); cm. 6,0 high x cm. 6,5 width (2.36" x 2.56"); inner diameter cm. 5,5 (2.17″). 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 [...]
19th century. Silver. Gr. 127,7 (1.97 oz.); Without tips, diameter cm. 8,5 (3.46″), inner diameter cm. 6,3 (2.36″). 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 [...]
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal grams 468,4 (16.52 oz.); diameter cm. 8,0 (3.15″), inner diameter cm. 6,0 (2.36″). The Ait Atta are a large Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco. They are divided into “five fifths” (khams khmas), all said to descend from the forty sons of their common [...]
Mid 20th century. Hand wrought iron covered with a thin strip of leather. Diameter cm. 12,3 width (3.35"); grams 67,6 (0.61 oz.). Excellent conditions. Inserted on the wrist and covered with a thin strip of leather, it may look like an ornament, but once it is ready for use, it is better [...]
Engreved and colored PVC water pipe: Anklet 1: cm. 7,8 high - diameter cm. 8,1 - Grams 68,2; Anklet 2: cm. 7,4 high - diameter cm. 8,2 - Grams 81,5; Anklet 3: cm. 6,0 high - diameter cm. 8,1 - Grams 42,9. These ankles are exactly those worn by the [...]
Early to mid 20th century. Cm. 26,0 high x cm. 11,3 width (10.24" x 4.45″); grams 384,3 (13.56"). The Gurunsi wear these bracelets as a sign of prosperity. Beautiful patina of use.
Mid 20th century. Aluminium, enamel. gr. 354,9 (12.52 oz.); cm. 9,7 width x cm. 9,0 high (3.82" x 3.54"). The central talisman is cm. 6,0 x cm 5,8 (2.36" x 2.28"). These anklets are worn by Moorish women during the dance of Guedra. The Guedra is a ritual dance of love, performed by women for benefit of men. It is a ballet of hands and [...]
Mid 20th century. Silver. Gr. 192,0 (6.77 oz.); diameter cm. 7,8 (3.07″), inner diameter cm. 6,0 (2.36″). For similar examples: “Spledeurs du Maroc”, Africa Museum, Tervuren (p. 329); “Africa Adorned”, by Angela Fisher (p. 220); “Bijoux du Maroc”, Jacques et Marie-Rose Rabaté (p. 191); “A Word of Bracelets”, by Anne [...]
19th century. Tribal Metal gr. 658,0 (23.21 oz.). The bracelets with the tips are cm. 8,5 width x cm. 3,5 high (3.35″ x 1.38″); inner diameter cm. 6,2 (2.44″). The Ait Atta are a large Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco. They are divided into “five fifths” (khams khmas), all said [...]
Mid 20th century. Aluminum, enamel. Gr. 47,0 (1.65 oz); outer diameter cm 9,2 (3.62 "), inner diameter cm 7,9 (3.11"). The Sarakolé (also called Soninke) are a Mandé people who descend from the Bafour and are closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania. They were the founders of the ancient [...]
