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Mzab fibula. sold

Posted by ait ouakli on May 10, 2012 at 8:41pm

silver Mzab fibula with khamssa, from Ghardaia.

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Eva Baby May 11, 2012 at 12:07pm

Beautiful!!!! and rare.
ait ouakli May 11, 2012 at 1:46pm

yes they are chantal. if you look at the khamssa down, it is with 2 palm leaves. it is one of signes oase and ghardaia region khamssa. the 3 fingers khamssas in the top have another signification, it is a MYSTERY as you like :-))))
ait ouakli May 11, 2012 at 2:49pm

chantal. the palm leaves or dates are the same as olives and fishesin the north. synonyme of rich haverst or fishing what is automaticly a good life and surviving until the next saison. have you seen the dates onnthis fibula ??? the small three finger khamssa is in the meaning different from the regular khanssa. the small 3 finger khamssa is rare and in few tribes only to find, it is a baby hand, wish of children,fecundity some times it is symbol of protection of a pregnet woman
ait ouakli May 11, 2012 at 3:08pm

few in the middle and on the big khamssa, more at the sides.normaly all another fibulas are straight and nothing in sides
ait ouakli April 4, 2014 at 10:10pm

for eric
Patricia Deany April 5, 2014 at 12:38am

Mzab work, so beautiful
Eric April 5, 2014 at 6:54pm

Ok, j'ai vu ait ouakli...la traduction google pas trop formidable... quand l'anglais fait plus ou moins défaut !
ait ouakli April 5, 2014 at 8:09pm

thank you Patty, i know your love to Mzab art, you have one of the beautiful amulettes necklace i ever seen

Eric, j essaie de faire mon mieux, c est pas facil avec toutes les langues. mon francais disparait petit á petit :-)