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AMEŠLUH BRACELETS COUPLE GREAT KABYLIA, ALGERIA FIRST HALF 1900

Posted by antonella on March 5, 2012 at 4:54pm
Silver bracelets decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamel, and bezels of coral. This type of hinged bracelets are worn by women of the Great Kabylie of Algeria. The geometric enamel patterns play around with a coral cabochon
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  • Patricia Deany March 5, 2012 at 5:01pm

    We have been having lots of interesting discussion about Kabyle jewelry on the forums. You may want to look for it, if you haven't already seen it.

  • antonella March 5, 2012 at 5:20pm
    Thanks alot for the info
  • Chantal March 5, 2012 at 5:44pm

    Splendid! And you are very lucky, -so far- nobody has told you they were from Morocco!

  • antonella March 5, 2012 at 5:47pm

    is not mine but I'd like!

  • antonella March 5, 2012 at 5:49pm

    I found in a fantastic site

  • Harald March 5, 2012 at 8:53pm

    You have beautiful items! 

    I would like to know how do you come to the conclusions of the ages of your items? Because they seem so much older than other items (of the same type) I know

  • ait ouakli March 6, 2012 at 6:11pm

    verry nice ones antonella.i guess they are from ath yenni, boghni and les ouadia area.

    they are normaly between 6 and 8 cm high.

    i like them a lot. in my last trip. i saw only one like this and it was expensiv

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