Sidamo Beaded Necklace – Southern Ethiopia

Glass beads, old bronze disck on leather. Cm 44,0 in lenght (17.32"). The talisman is cm. 19,0 high x 13,7 width (7.48" x 5.39"); Gr. 182,0 (6.42 oz.). The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the Southern Ethiopia. They speak the Sidamo language, which is a language...

Old Fine Chaplet – 99 beads – Tasbih – Morocco

Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Cm 50,0 in length (19.69"); 99 beads diameter approx. cm. 1,9 (0.75); gr. 114,8 (4.05 oz.). The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it's also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Berber - Amazigh Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed...

Berber Necklace – Ouarzazate, Morocco

1950′. Old metal elements, glass beads. The necklace is cm. 67,5 long (26.57″); grams 116,0 (4.09 oz.). Berber - Amazigh Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. The name Berber appeared for the...

Old Fine Chaplet – Tasbih – South Morocco

Wood. Cm 60,0 in length (23.62"); gr. 97,3 (3.31 oz.). Beads diameter approx cm. 1,0. The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it's also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the...