Berber/Amazigh necklace, called tifilit from the Tiznit province. The composition is the original one, but the end of the necklace has been adapted to be used with a shell clasp. All beads and components are old.
Coral, amber, amazonite, agate, shells, glass and silver.
Dimensions:
Length: 57 cm
Diameter of the biggest amber bead: 3 cm
Weight: 209,3 gr
Literature:
“Berber Memoires”, Draguet, Michel, Mercator fonds, Yale, 2021
“Bijoux du Marroc. Du Haut Atlas à la Vallée du Draa”, Rabaté, Marie-rose et Jacques, Edisuc/Le Fennec, 1996
“Berber women of Morocco” Fondation Yves Saint Laurent, 2014
“Amazics. Joies berebers”, IEMed, 2005
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