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  Patricia Deany July 16, 2011 at 2:41pm

  This is an interesting image -- I note the fibula , but what is than around the waist -- maybe a wide dance belt? it seems to have some little shells worked into it and, of course lots of tassels, Is the use of shells Northern or Southern Morocco? Baluchies and desert people often use shells-- I am always amazed by this because they don't have easy access to them, of course that makes them more valuable. It seems to me, just from reading comments on this blog, that   Northern Moroccan jewelry is more refined and citified than Southern jewelry, this is a little true in Iran where the Southern design, particularly in weaving, is simpler, lighter, brighter and less formal than the Northern city versions. I guess this may have something to do with the population -- the cities, particularly in the North are more heavily populated and the Southern areas are more tribal and because the tribes need a more portable product the means of making the product and carrying it are proportionally simpler and less onerous.
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  SARAH CORBETT July 16, 2011 at 2:44pm

  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150221469114354&set=a....

   

  Hi Patti, here is a link to one of these dancers aprons which I have in stock.... there have been many discussions regarding them in other forums, some argued that they were horse trappings... this picture from around 1930 suggests otherwise.

  S x
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  Patricia Deany July 16, 2011 at 2:57pm

  I have seen that belt in person, I remember now and truely it could have been mistaken for trappings and vice versa. Is this a man dancing or a lady? I assume men dance in this culture, I guess I simply have not seen many pics of men doing so.