Post Date: 20 October 2014
Pair Berber Bracelets – ADELBIJ – Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel. Gr. 241,6 (8.52 oz.); diameter cm. 10,3 (4.05″), inner diameter cm. 6,3 (2.48″).
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. Their myths. Legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up their unique language and culture which are, like their land, both African and Mediterranean.