Berber Ring – South Morocco

Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel. cm. 2,1 high (0.83"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.75”); US size 9.25. Gr. 5,4 (0.19 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...

Berber Ring – Venetian Murrina – Morocco

1970'. Silver, old venetian murrina, wood. Cm. 3,0 high x cm. 2,3 width (1.18” x 0.79”); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79”). US size 9.75. Grams 21,3 (0.75 oz). These kinds of rings are believed to ward off the evil eye. The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their...

Dogon Cerimonial Ring – Rider – Mali

Cm. 8,5 high x 6,0 width (3.35" x 2.36"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.79"); US size 9.75. Gr. 61,8 (2.18 oz.). Metal works like this Dogon cerimonial ring is molded in bronze by ‘the lost wax method’, also called ‘cire-perdue’. This kind of metal molding is made with a wax model and a mold...

5 Berber Ring – Guelmim, Morocco

Silver. Diameter from cm. 2,1 to cm. 2,3; inner diameter from cm. 1,6 to cm. 1,8; US size from 6.75 to 8.5. Gr. 9,4. 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...

Massive Tuareg Cerimonial Ring – TISEK – Mali

1970'. Silver and carnelian – gr. 64,9 (2.28 oz.); cm. 7,0 high x cm. 4,9 width (2.75" x 1.92"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.78"); US size 9.5. 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...

Massive Cerimonial Tuareg Ring – TISEK – Mali

1970'. Silver and carnelian – gr. 30,8 (1.08 oz.); cm. 6,0 high x cm. 2,7 width (2.36" x 1.06"). Inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.78"); US size 8.5. 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...

Tuareg Ring – TISEK – Mali

Mid 20th century. Silver and Carnelian – gr. 11,8 (0.41 oz.); cm. 3,5 high x cm. 3,3 width (1.37 " x 1.29"); inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.70 inches). US size 7.5. 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...

Berber Ring – Souss Region, South Morocco

Early to mid 20th century. Silver, glass. Cm. 2,9 high (1.14"); inner diameter cm. 1,9 (0.74”); US size 8.25. Gr. 9,4 (0.33 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...

Fulani Ring – Silver – Mali

Mid 20th century. Silver; cm. 2,8 high x cm. 2,4 width (1.10" x 0.94”); inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.82”); US size 7.75. Gr. 22,2 (0.78 oz). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , are scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. The...