Hair Ornaments – Ait Akka – Berber – MoroccoHair Ornaments – Ait Akka – Berber – Morocco

Mid 20th century – Tribal metal, paint. Gr 192,75 (6.79 oz); cm. 8,0 high (3.14”) x cm. 4,3 width (1.69”)

Antique 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.

The Berbers, or, in their own language, Amazigh (plural Imazighen, “free men”) are the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa.

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