Mid 20th century. Silver, enamel gr. 889,2 (31.36 oz.); cm. 10,0 width (3.93") , cm. 9,3 high (3.66"). The central talisman is cm. 5,3 width (2.08") and cm. 5,5 high (2.16"). These anklets are worn by Moorish women during the dance of Guedra. The Guedra is a ritual dance of love, performed by women for benefit of men. It is a ballet...
Mid 20th century. Front side manufactured from silver sheet, rear side of iron sheet. Each tcherot is approx. cm. 7,3 high x cm. 7,4 width (2.87” x 2.91″); gr. 74,4 (2.62 oz.). These talismans are attached to tagelmoust, a strip of cloth 20 feet long, protects them from the heat...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal, glass. The pair with the red glass are cm. 3,3 high x cm. 2,4 width (1.28" x 0.94”); the other pair are cm. 4,1 high x cm. 2,4 width (1.61" x 0.94”). Inner diameter approx cm. 2,0 (0.78"). Gr. 32,1 (1.13 oz). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...
19th century. Silver filigree on copper alloy. Cm. 11,9 long x cm 3,8 high (4.68” x 1.49”); gr. 51,3 (1.80 oz.). Excellent conditions, wearable.
1950'-1960'. Approx. cm. 110,0 high x cm. 135,0 width (57.48" x 12.59"). Excellent conditions. Kuchi are Pashtun from southern and eastern Afghanistan. Kuchi, means 'nomad' in the Persian language. The Kuchi mostly keep sheep and goats. The produce of the animals (meat, dairy products, hair and wool) is exchanged or sold in order...
Mid 20th century. Silver, gr. 137,6 (4.85 oz.); diameter cm. 8,0 (3.14″), inner diameter cm. 5,5 (2.16″). For similar examples, see p. 328 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,...
19th century. Silver; the plates on the back are made of copper alloy. Cm. 24,2 long x cm 9,6 high (9.52” x 3.77”); gr. 218,7 (7.71 oz.). Excellent conditions, wearable.
Mid 20th century. Wool, old silver coins, silver pieces, glass beads. The piece is approx. cm. 150 in lenght; cm. 2,2 high (59.05” x 0.86”); gr. 72,6 (2.56 oz.). The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span...
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal, enamel, blue glass; cm. 9,7 long (3.81") x cm. 4,2 width (1.65"). Gr. 45,0 (1.58 oz). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. For more information and similar examples: "Tiserai - The Fibule Au Maroc", by Ileana Marchesani,...
1970-1980. The bag is cm. 17,2 long x cm. 6,7 width (6.77 x 2.63 Inches). The pipe (brass, copper, white metal, wood) is cm. 11,2 long (4.40 Inches). The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the...
