April 16, 2024
Vintage silver berber moroccan Amulet Pendant
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Vintage silver berber moroccan Amulet Pendant Vintage Berber Moroccan, north african Amulet Charm Pendant, shows hand of Fatima at the center of a star and floral motifs Handmade and hand engraved 925 sterling silver, hallmarked with a shield mark ( this was the Italian silver assay in Libya at there colonial time there ) Diameter " 6.5cm ( 2.6" ) , weight 30 grams Silvercollecting has become an act of cultural preservation. There is an urgency to acquiring, cataloging and recording the history and uses of Middle Eastern silver jewelry. Traditionally, nomadic Bedouins and village families were among the silversmith?s best customers. Women in such settings often acquired most of their jewelry through marriage. Part of the dowry, or mahr , given by the groom to the bride?s father to confirm the marriage, was used to buy or commission jewelry from the local silversmith. This would be part of what the bride would wear on her wedding day. This jewelry remained a woman?s own property, even in the event of divorce, and she could sell it at will, so it was like a savings account, to be drawn on in bad times or for special purchases, and it provided her throughout her life with a measure of economic security and independence Jewelry also announced a woman?s social and marital status. Some pieces, such as the hanum triangles from Yemen,
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