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Pendant with hook

Posted by Cecilia on September 14, 2014 at 2:52pm
To my limited knowledge this seems berber?Is it an earring or could it be a part of a head ornament? The hook seems a bit to thick for the ear. The colors are not enamel but some kind of colored paste or paint. 11 cm.
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  • Alaa eddine SAGID September 15, 2014 at 1:23pm

    It is indeed an earring from around the Ait ouaouzguit country / Ouarzazate region in South Morocco

    The use of paint was a regular technique employed following the dwindle of using enamel

  • Cecilia September 15, 2014 at 6:15pm

    Thank you Alaa for sharing your knowledge. It is so valuable to know more of the origin.

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