Engraved wooden jewel case, paint. End 19th century – cm. 25,0 high x cm. 25,3 width x cm. 17,3 depth. 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...
Mid 20th century or earlier. Leather, silk. Cm. 26,0 high x cm. 10,0 width (10.14″ x 3.94”). 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...
Early 20th century - Silver, niello, red glass gr 43,6 (1.53 oz); cm. 9,0 high (3.54”) x cm. 8,5 width (3.34”). Antique Berber earrings from Ida Ou Nadif Tribe. Exquisite work. The Berbers, or, in their own language, Amazigh (plural Imazighen, "free men") are the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa. Sold
Early 20th century - Silver, red glass. Gr 26,0 (0.91 oz); cm. 8,9 high x cm. 7,4 width. Antique Berber earring from IDA OU NADIF tribe. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt,...
Mid 20th century. Silver, brass and red glass; niello decorations. Each fibula is cm. 11,9 high (4.68”) x cm. 5,1 width (2.00”). With the chain (silver) the piece is cm. 63,0 (24,80") long. Gr. 87,4 (3.08 oz). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the...
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...
20th century. Wool. Approximately cm. 75,0 x 80,0 (29.5” x 31.4”). Henna dye. Women's foulard from the Ida Ou Nadif tribe. For more information and similar examples: • "Die Farbe Henna - Belmalte Textilien aus Sud-Marokko" Arnoldsche Edition. • "African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent", by John Gillow; • "Tapis Berbères du...
Western Anti Atlas Mountain - Morocco. In this ancient headdress shows various interpretations of the fertility goddess Tanit. The worship of the goddess of fertility was practiced since ancient times by Berbers. With the arrival of Islam, such devotion becomes secret and the image of the goddess is disguised and...
