Necklace “tazelagt” decorated with silver discs etched and nielloed with an spiral motif, which symbolizes eternity and universal harmony. The discs are spaced by amber, coral and silver beads. Still in the original string. An amber bead serves as a clasp.
These are specific necklaces crafted by the Ahl Massa (North West of Tiznit) and are unusual among Berber productions, even in the Sous region.
From the first half of the 20th century.
Provenance: Ex Ivo Gramet collection, Brussels.
Dimensions:
Total length: 50 cm
Size of silver pendants: 8,5 x 5,5 cm
Approx. diameter of amber beads: 1,7 mm
Weight: 143,2 gr
Literature:
“Colliers ethniques d’Afrique d’Asie, d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, Leurquin, Anne, Skira, 2003, p. 25
“Bijoux du Marroc. Du Haut Atlas à la Vallée du Draa”, Rabaté, Marie-rose et Jacques, Edisuc/Le Fennec, 1996, p. 45
“Berber Memoires”, Draguet, Michel, Mercator fonds, Yale, 2021, p. 276
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