Tag - Berber - Amazigh

Old Fine Berber Necklace – South Morocco

Mid 20th century. Silver, real amber, coral, amazonite, 2 huge silver beads, shells, glass beads. With the silk stand, the necklace is cm. 70,0 in lenght (27.56"); grams 161,7 (5.70 oz.). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt,...

Old Fine Berber Kilim – Zemmour Tribe – Middle Atlas, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Wool; cm. 190,0 x 120,0 (78,80” x 47,24”). These fabrics have been professionally washed; excellent conditions. 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...

Old Pair Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Nador Region, North Morocco

Early to mid 20th century. Siver. Each fibulae is cm 19,7 x cm. 9,2 (7.76" x 3.62"). Gr. 352,1 (12.42 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, Franco D'Alessandro and Meriem Otmani - Edition Sicopa. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They...