Leather, old glass beads, agate. Approx. cm. 14,5 width (5.70 Inches) x cm. 5,5 high (2.16 Inches). Before performing the dance of seduction (guedra), mauritanian women wear a frontal parure embellished with different amulets. You can see a similar piece on page 28 of "A World of Head Adornment: Africa, Asia, Oceania,...
Mid 20th century - Tribal metal, enamel. Gr 90,0 (3.17 oz); cm. 5,9 high (3.74”) x cm. 2,8 width (1.14”) Antique Berber Hair Ornaments from Ait Akka Tribe. Exquisite work. For similar examples see p. 181 of "Bijoux du Maroc", by Jacques and Marie-Rose Rabaté, Edisud / Le Fennec. The Berbers, or,...
Shells and leather. Approx. cm. 32 x cm. 6. The shells are a talisman of female fertility and the number 5 refers to the five pillars of Islamic law. For a similar example see: "A World of Head Ornaments ", by Anne van Cutsem, p. 30. Sold Shells and leather. Approx. cm. 32 x...
Early 20th century. Sterling silver, old mediterranean coral and red glass. Cm. 31,5 (12.40”) high x cm. 4,7 (1.85”) width – gr. 129,8 (4.58 oz) These head adornments (Gates of Paradise), was obtained by flattening coins in circulation at the end of the 19th century. These pendants are attached with a...
