An appreciation of ethnic jewellery and adornment

Berber Woman

vintage photo by Jean Besancenot, Issafen tribe, Anti-Atlas, 1934-1939

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Comment by SARAH CORBETT on January 20, 2012 at 13:33: http://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/ouarzazatte-bodice

Comment by SARAH CORBETT on January 20, 2012 at 13:32: I am interested in the embroidered piece shown in the picture posted by Ayis.

I bought a piece, which I think may be for this purpose. I had assumed it was a bodice until now, but it may be a newer version of this back piece.

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Comment by Joost Daalder on January 20, 2012 at 13:08: And there are many good comments, too. Thanks a lot for the people providing both photos and comments.

Comment by Joost Daalder on January 20, 2012 at 13:07: Yes, it is really good and instructive to such photos!

Comment by ayis on January 20, 2012 at 11:13: Indeed Hillary, quite an oddity to see plastic bangles in an old picture from Morocco!!

The silver bracelets are not hefty, they are a very light cambered sheet of silver of the type we find in the presahara, but it seems as if they are oversize and that the plastic bracelets would prevent them from sliding off!!

Yess a coin it seem to be!

Here a backside view of the issafen hairdress from the same photographer ( Besancenot has been of a great help in regard of costumes and jewelry from Morocco)

Comment by Linda Pastorino on January 20, 2012 at 8:06: Too bad I didn't know Sarah longer ago I was working with a collection that had round ones about 7-8 years ago and I didn't buy them myself as I don't like most fibula myself and didn't have a good track recored selling fibula. That one private person had a great pair. but those are long since gone I would imagine. I purchased all the rest of the stuff and there were a few remaining pieces and she moved ?

Comment by Hillary Louarti on January 20, 2012 at 1:41: Is that a single coin in her hair?

Comment by Hillary Louarti on January 20, 2012 at 1:13: Odd indeed about the black and white bracelets. Early plastics? Used to help avoid chafing by the big, assumingly heavy bangles?

Comment by ayis on January 20, 2012 at 0:39: Again, those round worm holes fibulas are wonderful and i am for once very happy to see a women wearing two sets of fibula pairs the same time. Definetely not an oddity

Very rich woman.

Does anyone have an idea about the black and white bracelets??? intriguing!

Comment by SARAH CORBETT on January 20, 2012 at 0:09: Yes I love this one too!!

My mission is to find a set of circular taouka in my lifetime!!

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