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Old Berber Talisman - HERZ - Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco

$ 131.47

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Old Berber
    Talisman
    -
    HERZ
    -
    Western
    Anti-Atlas
    Mountains,
    Morocco
    1950'-1960'.
    Silver, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 32,2 (1.13 oz.);
    cm.
    4,1 high x cm. 6,5 width
    (1.61" x 2.55").
    Berbers
    are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.
    The name
    Berber
    appeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire.
    Many Berbers call themselves some variant of the word
    imazighen
    (singular:
    Amazigh
    ), possibly meaning "free people" or "free and noble men”. Today, most Berber-speaking people live in Morocco and Algeria.
    For more information and similar examples, see page 26 and 27 of
    "
    A World of Necklaces: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America
    ", by Anne Leurquin Skira Edition.
    www.amazigh.it
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