Berber Necklace – Guelmim Region, South Morocco

Leather, old glass beads, copper. The nacklace is cm. 52,5 long (20.66"). Gr. 173,5 (6.12 oz). 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 first...

Berber Necklace – Ida Ou Nadif – Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Silver, niello decorations, red glass, glass and resin beads. Grams 121,3 (4.27 oz.). Without the cotton stands, the necklace is cm. 39,0 long (15.35"). The central talisman is cm. 11,7 x cm. 9,0 (4.60” x 3.54"). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa....

Tuareg Kel Air Necklace – SHATSHAT – Kel-Ewey, Niger

1970'. Silver, red, glass, "ismana" beads, black glass beads. The necklace is cm. 46,0 long (18.11"); gr. 43,9 (1.54 oz.). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom...

Hamar Necklace – Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia

Tribal metal, brass and aluminium beads. The necklace is cm 44,0 in lenght (17.32"); gr. 629,2 (22.19 oz.). The Hamar, principally pastoralists, are the most readily identifiable of all the peoples of the South Omo. Women wear an elaborately decorated goatskin, often colored with beads and cowries. Beaded necklaces, bracelets...

Berber Necklace – Gilded Silver Filigree – Mauritania

20th century. Gilded Silver Filigree. The necklace is cm. 41,5 long (16.33").  gr. 42,2 (1.48 oz.). 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...