| Original Message: Re: Another Request for Info - Chain / Bead / Fibula from Morocco? |
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Hi Rosanna,
I think this is a coincidence. I showed it to my partner Ward and this is what he has to say:
'Your fibulae are almost certainly not made for tourists. There were simply a lot of silversmiths making thousands of fibulae for a big clientele, women everywhere in Marocco (and Algeria and Tunesia): they were made in different techniques and different styles depending on the region, town or tribe and depending on local fashions … I suppose yours are from the Central High Atlas' A similar fibula is also to be seen in ' Bijoux Berbčres au Maroc' from David Raouch (Paris 1989), figure 97, p 93 (attributed to the Aďt Shokmane in the Central High Atlas). -This type is casted silver. The ones from ebay don't have an Original chain, it is too short for that-. I have some pictures from our collection, from Central High Atlas, and some with the same basic form but from different areas. I have a problem right now to get these pictures posted on BCN, but if interested I can send them by mail, just leave me your email address. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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