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Old Pair Head Ornaments - Berber – Morocco

Posted by Liuba Berti - AMAZIGH on November 7, 2011 at 9:49pm
The shells are a talisman of female fertility and the number 5 refers to the five pillars of Islamic law." A World of Head Ornaments ", by Anne van Cutsem, p. 30.
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  • Eva Baby November 9, 2011 at 11:00am

    what a beautiful set!!! Love it!

  • Ivon Olubunmi Garcia November 9, 2011 at 3:02pm

    This is beautiful. I have never seen these before. How do they attach it?  By the top leather straps?

  • Liuba Berti - AMAZIGH November 9, 2011 at 9:00pm

    Yes, they are hung on the temples by the top leather straps.

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