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Has anyone ever seen this type of fibulas?

This is a drawing i stumbled across in the bible of saharan jewels " Au
sahara: art et symboles" by Jean GABUS....labelled as a fibula pair from
timbuktu.....definetely a graal for me with obvious moorish design and
moroccan pendants....

Any insights??

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Comment by SARAH CORBETT on September 17, 2012 at 6:45: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/zerdalia/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_f...

Comment by Hillary Louarti on September 17, 2012 at 0:56: I think that they ended, as I had them on my watch list for a very long time.

Comment by ayis on September 17, 2012 at 0:11: It has been a while now that i saw it...if not listed then if may have been sold....

Comment by Chantal on September 16, 2012 at 23:59: Ayis, cant find the Zerdalia one you mention...Is it gone now?

Comment by ayis on September 16, 2012 at 23:15: Yes hillary. These type of fibulas are mysterious and never documented. from time to time a pair appears in the market but pricey and often broken..
Too bad... would love to learn more abouth these

Comment by ait ouakli on September 16, 2012 at 23:02: verry nice and semilar. the moorish style

Comment by ayis on September 16, 2012 at 22:59

Comment by Hillary Louarti on September 16, 2012 at 22:35: Ayis, is that the pair of fibula that we were discussing some time ago? These are very stunning themselves. I would love to see a real photograph to see the construction techniques! These also remind me of Moroccan ironwork found on the hinges of old doors in the medina.

Comment by ayis on September 16, 2012 at 22:28: I find that patterns of this fibula do look like those beautiful house decorations made by moorish women in the city of Walata in Mauritania...

Comment by ayis on September 16, 2012 at 22:26: Thanx all for your valuable comments.

@chantal... Gabus doest say nothing more than these were worn by timbuktu women with moorish moroccan descent. Moorish actually are a berber arab mix. long ago close cousins of the tuareg they have surrendered their berber pecularities when defeated by arab bedouins thus adopting their language but still retain a strong berber culture especially in south Morocco.

I am dreaming of finding one of these loweirdly located fibulas far from the north african motherland such as this one...zerdalia have been offering a very odd pair for a moment now....suspecting it to come from somewhere in mauritania but unfortunately very highly priced.