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  Alaa eddine SAGID August 4, 2011 at 11:13pm

  Did you bought that in Morocco.

   

  This bracelet is Kabyle from north algeria.
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  SARAH CORBETT August 5, 2011 at 12:00am

  A beauty and most definately Algerian.
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  Marie-Ange August 5, 2011 at 12:19am

  Hi Ayis and Sarah,

  Honestly I bought it from a Moroccan seller that claimed it was Moroccan Berber.....thanks alot for your info!!

  is it because of the nice work on the sides you all recognise it to be Algerian?? I am not familiar with Algerian jewelry at all, I see the Kabyle jewelry passing sometimes but that looks much different.
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  SARAH CORBETT August 5, 2011 at 12:29am

  For me the proportions, cabachon setting and the styling of the scrolls give me the opinion that it is definately Algerian..S x
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  Patricia Deany August 5, 2011 at 3:39am

  I think the design looks algerian, the shape and knobs appear Kabyle, as well as the corals.
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  SARAH CORBETT August 5, 2011 at 10:01am

  The fact that this piece is Kabyle takes nothing away from it. it is a very beautiful and desirable cuff.

  Out of interest which region of Morocco was it represented as being from if any??

  Sx
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  Marie-Ange August 5, 2011 at 12:09pm

  I purchased it from a seller that only spoke French wich I don't speak much so communication was minimum, it was presented as beeing Moroccan Berber, I just loved the bracelet very much and that was the most important thing for me......

  Thanks you all for the help!! M-A
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  Patricia Deany August 5, 2011 at 12:21pm

  Actually, it is a lovely bracelet and relatively more rare than Berber pieces so nothing to worry about there.
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  Alaa eddine SAGID August 5, 2011 at 2:26pm

  Absolutely Patricia, this bracelet is hard to find and waay more intersting than any moroccan "berber bracelet"

   

  Lovely repoussé technique, beautiful filgree and genuine coral cabachons

   

  What are the dimensions? and weight if possible.

   

  I bet the seller didn't even know this one wasn't mooroccan. IT happens  that many of the sellers in morocco only recognise a piece being old (i.e would cost a lot more than new)but they lack the expertise to be able to point out wich region it originates from.

   

  Beautiful piece

   
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  Marie-Ange August 5, 2011 at 6:08pm

  Thank you all for your thoughts, the bracelet was too small for my hands (have large hands) so I gave it to my sister she is wearing it now. Inner diameter was about 6 cm, height 8 cm, weight I don't remember, guess more than 200 grams.

  Hope to find another one some day in my size.....