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Details fotos ? It looks toucouleur to me, mali, south easr mauritania or senegal
Yes it has something from aures sampl but a bit different
Thank you very much, Aït. Here you have some more pics for if they may help..
The clasp is very modern though and reminescent of some european influence, the chain is similar to that used on a couple bracelets i have had from the Aures mountains BUT using a hinge system complete, halving bracelets in two equal parts (opposite to the regular one-opening hinge usually found on aures bracelets)
The applique is cast in the same way aures smiths work.
A last note would be the overall shape on welding a large ornate applique on a rather thin wired bracelet, a very widespread tradition which IMHO originates in post renaissance europe and spread across the mediterranean, with samples being produced in the tunisian chichkhan traidtion as well as complete gold and emeral/diamond stud bracelets in morocco during the 70's/80's
JUst a few comments but i am attracted to a Algerian/Tunisian border piece with a pretty urban taste to it
The 2 birds took me a second to tunisia but is for me not enough
Interesting piec and opinions, i m excited for more imput
Most unusual Jose. Great find.
Thanks all for your most interesting and valuable contributions. They have served to narrow the likely origin of this piece. I found it sometime ago in a Spanish site and the only thing the seller could tell about it was that it was quite old and North African ...