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  Alaa eddine SAGID November 30, 2011 at 7:36pm

  First o all this wonderful necklace is not moroccan, it is called "taglid" and comes from north east algeria ib the southern slopes of the atlas mountains facing the sahara and the oases nearby, chiefly "Ghairdaia" and "Ouargla"

   

  If i am not mistaken it is made of out non precious metal

   

  Usually it is worn as a classical necklace but often it is  used as a link between fibulas and gives then a wonderful piece of jewelry called "ZINET ESSIAGHA" or "The best of necklaces"

   

  Bigger ones were also used in Tripoli in Lybia but women would wear them over the soulder.

   

  The shape of the amulet containers, especially the tube shaped ones clearly speak of a bedouin influence and not berber
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  Zareen Smith November 30, 2011 at 7:43pm

  Thanks for your comment ayis.  You are correct that it is non-precious metal.  I purchased this piece from someone in Morocco, but since I don't know anything about it, wanted to check here to see if anyone had other information on it.  
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  Alaa eddine SAGID November 30, 2011 at 7:55pm

  no problem. I have also purchased loose containers from morocco some times ago but not a complete necklace such as yours.

   

  Lots of algeria pieces found their way into the moroccan market wich explains the error
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  Zareen Smith November 30, 2011 at 7:58pm

  I have seen the loose containers before, but never a complete necklace.  So of course, I had to purchase it!

   
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  Suzan Kaplan November 30, 2011 at 9:05pm

  What are the holes for?
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  Alaa eddine SAGID November 30, 2011 at 9:20pm

  2 possibilities:

   

  -Prevent the soldering from cracking as the high temperature would make the air  blast in a closed volume

   

  - Allow the dangling sound to be more harmonious and sharper when the containers would hit each others

   

  Even the tube shaped containers would have holes on both sides
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  Zareen Smith December 4, 2011 at 3:04pm

  The tube containers do in fact have holes on the ends. 
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  Marie-Ange December 16, 2011 at 9:16pm

  For sale?
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  Zareen Smith December 20, 2011 at 12:56pm

  Hi Marie, 

  Yes, it is available on my web site, The Red camel, here:  

  http://www.redcamel.net/Tribal-Jewelry/Necklaces/Large-Tribal-Neckl...
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  ait ouakli March 13, 2012 at 2:23pm

  Zareen.

  yes it is true that this necklace is made from jewish silversmith too. you recognise them at the last 2 leaves, they are wroten in hebrew.but they are difficult to find. there is one city only where we can find them sometimes in hidden in  walls or under in hauses fondations. this is due to second world war when the germains came to north africa and started taking gold and silver from the population. it is actualy a verry long story. we find until now,golden items covered with copper and brass to hde them