Silver, enamel gr. 838,7 (29.58 oz.); cm. 10,0 width x cm. 9,0 high (3.93" x 3.54"). The central talisman is cm. 5,4 width x cm 5,6 high (2.12" x 2.20"). These anklets are worn by Moorish women during the dance of Guedra. The Guedra is a ritual dance of...
Wooden chest, decorated with iron and brass plaques, fixed by means of copper spherical studs. Cm. 40,8 width x cm. 20,0 high x cm. 20,0 depth (16.06” x 7.87″ x 7.87”)., Excellent condition, beautiful patina. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, gold (tested) grams 122,4 (4.32 oz.); diameter cm. 8,1 (3.19″), inner diameter cm. 6,8 (2.68″). For similar examples, see p. 53 of "Bijoux du Maroc", by Marie Rose Rabaté and André Goldenberg; The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples...
Wood. Cm. 10,4 high x cm. 4,0 width (4.09" x 1.57"). Beautiful patina. These weaving stretchers were used to keep the fabric at a constant width during the work. 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. Silver, enamel gr. 65,6 (2.31 oz.); diameter cm. 7,2 (2.83"); inner diameter cm. 6,2 (2.44"). 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...
Mid 20th century. Leather, silk. 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,...
Early to mid 20th century. Massive silver. gr. 284,4 (10.03 oz.); diameter cm. 7,9 (3.11″), inner diameter cm. 7,5 (2.95″). Berber - Amazigh Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.The...
End 19th century - early 20th century. Iron, wood. Cm. 21,3 high x cm. 13,2 width (8.38" x 5.19”). The wooden handle is cm. 10,7 in lenght (4.21"). Grams 880,50 (31.50 oz.). For more information, see “Tapis Berbères du Maroc – La symbolique origines et signification”, by Bruno Barbatti, ACR Edition:...
Mid 20th century. Silver. Cm. 2,2 high (0.87") ; cm. 2,0 width (0.79”); the dove si cm. 3,0 high (118"). Inner diameter cm. 1,8 (0.71”); US size 8.00. Grams 5,9 (0.21 oz). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa...
The Ait Atta (Tamazight language: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵄⴻⵟⵟⴰ) 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 ("Aït" has the meaning of "people of" in the Tamazight language):...
