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Berber Pendants-Algeria and Morocco

Combined from two areas, Algerian box and Moroccan pendants and coins. I wonder if someone wore them this way originally?
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  • The cones are Moroccan perfume holders.

  • I thought these were perfume holders too. But the cones do not have any holes in them for scent to escape and they do not appear to open. A mystery to me how they would work.

  • These are slightly different and smaller than the perfume holding  cones, these originally adorned fibula chains

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  • Thank you Sarah. Any idea what region the cones originate from? I am wondering how they ended up together with the Algerian box.

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