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A powerful, gripping piece.
This necklace comes from southern morocco in the presahara region oaisis (mrimina, agadit tissint, n'kheila...)
There is a major rule in recognising jewelery from north africa: When leather is involved it comes from the sahara and the arid regions. IMO there is not a single leather piece used in the jewelry north of the atlas mountains and even in the mountains themselves.
For example no leather is use in the jewellery of the northern cities or in the jewelry of the Kabyles or the berber of the middle atlas.
You are welcome eva.
You know, there is a lot in common between south morocco and Mali than what everybody would think.
Your first journeys to morocco were maybe an inconscious introduction to your real goal: Mali.
@Ayis: I only saw your comment now, sorry. Thanks a lot. Yes that is true, Malis North with Timbuktu was once conquered by Morocco and got much influenced in architecture and other things by Morocco. I love especially the old old wooden doors in Timbuktu, which are said to be Moroccon style. My mother-in-law has a brother in Casablanca and several cousins ..... in fact they visited not too long ago (my mother-and my sis-in-law went to Morocco).
@Savanna: sorry to write this comment after your lines (love that name by the way) that the piece is for sale. I dont want to push your lines further down, but don't know how to do otherwise. Perhaps you can mention it in the title (that it is now for sale). sorry
Hi Sue, is this the piece which was very light in weight, possibly aluminium?
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