Berber Pure silver Pendant with Carnelean

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Posted by Ineke Hemminga - Tuareg Jewelry on September 14, 2014 at 7:10am

Betty September 14, 2014 at 7:37am

interesting piece. looks ethiopian to me. usually the pendants are amber and a silver decoration, though i have never seen one with a star of david before. would be interesting to know where you found it.
Ineke Hemminga - Tuareg Jewelry September 14, 2014 at 9:13am

Hi Betty,

I found it in the very South of Morocco and I saw a few similar during my travels there.

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ingrid Langerak September 14, 2014 at 9:41am

Hi Ineke and Betty, I can see your confusion Betty, the work done on the pendant is not Ethiopian style, similar pendants were made in Ethiopia but more with the Solominic crosses, and the stone would have been red amber or ressin, Ethiopia hasn.t done much with carnelian. Stone cutting was not in the Ethiopian tradition. This star of David looks a lot like the Ethiopian designs, but if you look at the postings of my Falasha crosses you will see one very much the same but....different. What I do know that in Morocco there were or are(?) many jewish people so the demand must have been there also for David Stars?
ingrid Langerak September 14, 2014 at 9:44am

Very nice and warm piece Ineke. So your camel does take you also into deep Morocco? Gr. Ingrid.
Ineke Hemminga - Tuareg Jewelry September 14, 2014 at 10:16am

Ingrid Yes, still there are many jewish craftsmen/silversmiths.

Og & by the way, I also travel by bus ;-)

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