End 19 century, early 20th century - Silver, glass, traces of enamel gr 60,4 (2.13 oz); cm. 8,9 high (3.50”) x cm. 5,5 width (2.16”). 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...
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....
1970'. Silver, copper, enamel, old venetian murrina: gr. 19,1 (0.67 oz). Cm. 2,4 high (0.94") ; cm. 2,2 width (0.86”); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.78”). US size 9.5. These kinds of rings are believed to ward off the evil eye. Fine work. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering...
Mid 20th century. Tribal metal. Gr. 1.437,1 (50.69 oz). The bracelets with the tips are cm. 11,3 width x cm. 3,5 high (4.44″ x 1.37″); inner diameter cm. 6,0 (2.36"). The others bracelets are cm. 7,8 width x cm. 3,5 high (3.07″ x 1.37″); inner diameter cm. 6,5 (2.55″). These...
Early to mid 20th century. Bronze, silver decorations. Cm. 11,0 (4.33”) high x cm. 12,5 (4.92") width. Inner diameter: cm. 7,3 (2.87 Inches). Gr. 2.115,5 (74.62 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...
Mid 20th century – Silver, enamel. Gr 58,1 (2.04 oz.); diameter cm. 7,2 (2.83"); inner diameter cm. 5,5 (2.16"). For similar examples see: p. 192 of “Bijoux du Maroc”, by Jacques and Marie-Rose Rabaté, Edisud / Le Fennec; p. 329 of "Splendeurs du Maroc", Africa Museum Tervuren; p. 34 of "A World of Bracelets:...
12 metal rings, red glass. Leather. Each ring (early to mid 20th century) is approx. cm. 2,5 high x cm. 2,5 width (0.98" x 0.98") . The nacklace is cm. 33,0 long (12.99 Inches); gr. 151,3 (5.33 oz.). The necklace has been reassembled in the 1970s. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...
Mid 20th century. Silver, red glass, coral. The piece is cm. 79,0 long (31.10″); the decorated part is cm. 31,5 in length (12.40″); gr. 104,6 (3.68 oz.). 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,...
Mid 20th century – Tribal metal, paint. Gr 126,2 (4.45 oz.); cm. 7,5 high x cm. 3,4 width (2.95" x 1.33"). Old 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; p. 283 of...
Mid 20th century. Silver, enamel. Gr. 119,4 (4.21 oz.); diameter cm. 8,9 (3.50"), inner diameter cm. 6,0 (2.36"). For similar examples, see: p. 23 of "A World of Bracelets", by Anne van Cutsem; p. 285 of "Splendeurs du Maroc", Africa Museum Tervuren; The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa....
