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Berber man's leather bag (Chkara), Morocco

Posted by berberia on February 7, 2014 at 3:51pm

Superb traditional Berber man's leather bag from the 1930-40's from the Marrakech workshop of the Jewish artisan Karel.

Comments

Linda Pastorino February 12, 2014 at 5:48pm

very nice bag don't see many of these around now
Amber-Tiznit February 12, 2014 at 6:17pm

I really like it; It is called in Berber '' Ajbir''
ait ouakli February 12, 2014 at 6:27pm

Nice, should be a cavalier small bag
Actualychkara is not the right name, ajbir, tamouzit are right names,it depends the region
Linda Pastorino February 12, 2014 at 6:28pm

It reminds me of the small ones I had years ago with silver that were meant for Jewish use. I love those also.
berberia February 12, 2014 at 7:05pm

Thanks a lot all. Yes, it is a very nice one. Actually I find it quite difficult with names. I get them from different sources (Besancenot, B. Flint, P. Eudel and other reference books) but then you find local different names. That not to say about the variations in the spelling of the same word ...