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Bijou berbère amazigh Khasma argent niellé Maroc ethnique XIXè

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56-0613-32

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90,00 €

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Very nice pendant or Khamsa in inlaid silver. Period late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From Morocco.

Currently selling several Berber jewelry from a private collection, the entourage of photographer Jean Besancenot.


Usual wear WELL look at the photos.

Amazigh Bijou Bijou manufactured by the Berber peoples from ancient times to the present, often molded money, carved or inlaid with mother of pearl, coral or enamels. The particularity of this silverware is being able to create gigantesques.Ils room sizes are often three colors: green, yellow and blue. Green represents sowing, harvesting yellow and blue the gem inondations.Le plays an important role in female social life and is a complement of the costume. Most of these jewelry (brooches, bracelets, earrings) worn in pairs.

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  • Dimensions 4.2 cm x 2.5 cm