Chaplet – Tasbih – Mauritania

Mid 20th century. Old silver, carnalian, agate, glass beads; cm 29,5 (11.61") in length; gr. 95,5 (3.36 oz.). The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it's also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary. Outstanding piece. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are...

Huge 108 Rudraksha Beads Mala – India/Nepal

N. 108 Rudraksha Beads Mala. The Mala is cm. 85 in lenght (33.46 Inches); each beads is approx. cm. 1,5 (0.39 Inches). Beautiful patina. Rudraksha ("Rudra's eyes") is a large evergreen broad-leaved tree whose seed is traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism and Buddhism. A common type of  Rudraksha seed...

Huge Tribal Necklace – Tharu people, India/Nepal

  N. 91 coins (50 paise India). Approx. cm. 55 in lenght (21.65 Inches); gr. 510,3 (18.00 oz.). The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai, the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and India. The Tharu people themselves say that they are a people of the...

Berber Crew Neck – Haha, Morocco

1960-1970. Cm. 14,5 high (5.70”) x cm. 34,0 width (13.38”); gr. 70,3 (2.47 oz.). The Haha are a Berber people in the Western High Atlas in Morocco. 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...

Berber Necklace – Bani Region, Morocco

Mid 20th century; gr. 79,4 (2.80 oz.). Coins in braided leather: n. 2 pieces 1 franc - Napoleon III 1868 (silver .835, gr. 5,0, diameter mm 23); n. 2 pieces ½ Rial (5 Dirhams) 1329 (1911), Morocco (silver .835, diameter mm 24); n. 4 pieces 1/4 Rial (2,5 Dirhams) 1312-1321 (1894-1903), Morocco (silver .835, gr. 6,5, diameter mm 24); n....

Berber Necklace – Rings & In Gall Crosses – Bani Region, MoroccoBerber Necklace – Rings & In Gall Crosses – Bani Region, Morocco

Num. 11 rings (tribal metal, red glass - early to mid 20th century) approx. cm. 3,3 long (1.29"). Num. 20 In Gall crosses (agate and bachilite) approx. cm. 4,3 long (1.69"). The necklace is cm. 50,5 long (19.88"); gr. 206,1 (7.26 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among...