Algerian head ornament, North Africa
Algerian head ornament “assaba” worn in Aures and Ouled Nails / Biskra but also the urban areas of Algiers and surrounding regions.
Gilded high-grade silver (tested).
From the 1st half of the 20th century.
Dimensions: 33,5 x 7 cm
Weight: 78 gr
Literature:
“L’argent de la lune”, Makilan, 2015
“Dictionaire des bijoux de l’Afrique du Nord”, Eudel, Paul, Éditions Frontispice, 1906
“La vie quotidienne a Alger”, Musée National des Arts et traditions populaires, 2007
“Bijoux et parures d’Algérie”, Somogy Editions d’art, 2003
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