Tag - Berber - Amazigh

Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Taroudant, Anti-Atlas Mountains, MoroccoBerber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Taroudant, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Silver alloy, red glass, enamel. With the chain the piece is cm. 68,0 (26,77") long. Gr. 101,2 (3.59 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,...

Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Mogador (Essaouira) MoroccoBerber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Mogador (Essaouira) Morocco

Piece dated 1312 Hijra (1894 Gregorian calendar) - Essaouira (Mogador). Silver gr. 210,0 (7.40 oz). Each fibula measures cm. 14,0 (5.51”) high x cm. 9,1 (3.58”) width. Overall, with the chain, the piece is cm. 81,7 long (32.16 Inches). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close...

Berber Bag – Ida Ou Nadif – MoroccoBerber Bag – Ida Ou Nadif – Morocco

Ida Ou Nadif people, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. Mid 20th century. Leather. The piece is approx. cm. 35,5 long (13.97 Inches) x cm. 29,5 width (11.61"). Beautiful symbols on this exceptional bag: solar discs, sacred bread and running water. Sold Ida Ou Nadif people, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. Mid 20th century. Leather. The piece is approx. cm. 35,5 long...

Berber Head Adornments – OUEZZANE – MoroccoBerber Head Adornments – OUEZZANE – Morocco

Early 20th century. Sterling silver, old mediterranean coral and red glass. Cm. 31,5 (12.40”) high x cm. 4,7 (1.85”) width – gr. 129,8 (4.58 oz) These head adornments (Gates of Paradise), was obtained by flattening coins in circulation at the end of the 19th century. These pendants are attached with a...

Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – High Atlas, MoroccoBerber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – High Atlas, Morocco

Silver gr. 46,8 (1.65 oz); cm. 11,9 (4.68”) high x cm. 4,1 (1.61”) width. Silver Coin dated 1331 Hijra (1912 Gregorian calendar). 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...

Berber Talisman – GATES of PARADISE – MoroccoBerber Talisman – GATES of PARADISE – Morocco

19th century. Silver. Gr. 25,2 (0.89 oz.); cm. 7,4 x 6,7 (2.91’’ x 2.64"). This talisman reveals the perfect mastery of the Jewish Berber artisans. 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...

Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Ait Hadiddou, High Atlas, MoroccoBerber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Ait Hadiddou, High Atlas, Morocco

Fibula from Ait Hadiddou Tribe. Early 20th century. Silver and glass gr. 37,1 (1.30 oz); cm. 11,3 (4.44”) high x cm. 5,0 (1.96”) width. 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...

Berber Women’s Coat – ZEMMOUR – Middle Atlas, MoroccoBerber Women’s Coat – ZEMMOUR – Middle Atlas, Morocco

Mid 20th century. Wool, cotton. Approximately cm. 106,0 x 184,0 (41.7” x 72.4”). For more information and similar examples, "African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent", by John Gillow and ""Tapis Berbères du Maroc - La symbolique origines et signification", by Bruno Barbatti, ACR Edition. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group...