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  Joost Daalder July 9, 2011 at 1:18pm

  A powerful, gripping piece.

   
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  Eva Baby July 9, 2011 at 1:45pm

  Wonderful! Is this worn around the neck or on the forehead - do you know by chance?
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  Savanna Caravan July 9, 2011 at 1:50pm

  It's quite long ... too long for a forehead piece, so I think around the neck.  Did you see the dates on the coins - so old! I love the old wear on the plaited leather.
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  Joost Daalder July 9, 2011 at 3:14pm

  I agree, Savanna - a necklace. And I do like it - very warm and natural. I must confess myself also addicted to this kind of red in Moroccan jewellery. This piece is far more exciting, I feel, than most Moroccan pieces seen these days.
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  Eva Baby July 12, 2011 at 9:09am

  Thanks for your explanation. It is breathtaking! Just love it! Thanks for showing. This site is such a pleasure to see and learn about all these ethnical jewellery. I am really enthused.
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  Alaa eddine SAGID July 12, 2011 at 9:49am

  This necklace comes from southern morocco in the presahara region oaisis (mrimina, agadit tissint, n'kheila...)

   

  There is a major rule in recognising jewelery from north africa: When leather is involved it comes from the sahara and the arid regions. IMO there is not a single leather piece used in the jewelry north of the atlas mountains and even in the mountains themselves.

   

  For example no leather is use in the jewellery of the northern cities or  in the jewelry of the Kabyles or the berber of the middle atlas.
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  Eva Baby July 12, 2011 at 10:28am

  @Ayis: Thanks so much for the explanation. Since I have a family in Mali (my husband's family) I know well about the use of leather in the Saharan jewels. But I never realized that there is a barrier about the leather use by the Atlas region. Thanks!! Before I got married I used to travel to Morocco several times (I love the southern regions - south of Marrakech). But now, my heart is involved in Mali and the desert.. since 10 years. (Which does not mean, that Morocco would not interest me anymore, but I don't have so much money to travel to both.. )
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  Alaa eddine SAGID July 12, 2011 at 10:46am

  You are welcome eva.

  You know, there is a lot in common between south morocco and Mali than what everybody would think.

   

  Your first journeys to morocco were maybe an inconscious introduction to your real goal: Mali.
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  Eva Baby May 8, 2012 at 2:43pm

  @Ayis: I only saw your comment now, sorry. Thanks a lot. Yes that is true,  Malis North with Timbuktu was once conquered by Morocco and got much influenced in architecture and other things by Morocco. I love especially the old old wooden doors in Timbuktu, which are said to be Moroccon style. My mother-in-law has a brother in Casablanca and several cousins ..... in fact they visited not too long ago (my mother-and my sis-in-law went to Morocco).  

  @Savanna: sorry to write this comment after your lines (love  that name by the way) that the piece is for sale. I dont want to push your lines further down, but don't know how to do otherwise.  Perhaps you can mention it in the title (that it is now for sale). sorry
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  SARAH CORBETT May 8, 2012 at 3:59pm

  Hi Sue, is this the piece which was very light in weight, possibly aluminium?