Old Extra Fine Wedding Head Adornment – Tunisia – Rare Item

Gilded silver plates, small rivers pearls, coral, silver beads, carnelian, glass, enamel, silk. The decorated part is 37,5 cm long (14.76″). The whole piece is 99,0 cm long (38.98″).

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.

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