Old Pair Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Ait Atta Tribe, Morocco
Early to mid 20th century. Silver high degree grams 272,6 (9.62 oz.). The piece is cm. 90,0 long (35.43″) Each fibulae is cm 11,0 x cm. 6,8 (4.33″ x 2.67″).
Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat.
The Ait Atta are a large Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco. They are divided into “five fifths” (khams khmas), all said to descend from the forty sons of their common ancestor Dadda Atta: these “fifths” are the Ait Ouallal, Ait Ouahlim, Ait Isfoul, Ait Yazza and Ait Ounbgi. They speak Central Atlas Tamazight. The Ait Atta originated as a political entity in the Jbel Saghro region in the 16th century with the founding of their traditional capital Igherm Amazdar.
For more information and similar examples: “Tiserai – The Fibule Au Maroc”, by Ileana Marchesani, Franco D’Alessandro and Meriem Otmani – Edition Sicopa.
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Weight | 400 g |
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