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

Mid 20th century – Tribal metal. Gr 159,95; cm. 8,5 high x cm. 3,7 width. 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.