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Mauritanian wood and aluminium bangles

Posted by Preethi on October 6, 2012 at 6:53pm
Mauritanian wood and aluminium bangles
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  • Alaa eddine SAGID October 7, 2012 at 8:47am

    wonderful!!!!!!!

  • Preethi October 7, 2012 at 7:21pm

    Hi all, any thoughts on where this pair could be from? Thanks!

  • Alaa eddine SAGID October 7, 2012 at 7:44pm
    aluminium and wood and the patterns are likely to indicate a mauritanian or a west sahelian origin...but no definite thoughts
  • Preethi November 25, 2012 at 1:05pm

    I found an image on pinterest that shows these bracelets being worn. The photo was captioned 'Berber Woman' and was credited National Geographic, June 1971. Does this mean the bangles are southern Moroccan?

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  • Patricia Deany November 25, 2012 at 2:32pm

    I have seen bangles such as these for sale recently on one of the websites and they are stated as Mauritanian.

  • Patricia Deany November 25, 2012 at 2:33pm

    BTW love the National Geographic pic but I don't see the bracelets.

  • ait ouakli November 25, 2012 at 2:34pm

    the bangles are mauritania. the princess : osuth Marocco until mauritania

  • Preethi November 25, 2012 at 2:37pm

    Hi Patti, she's wearing the bangle after the chunky silver one on the arm in the foreground.

  • ait ouakli November 25, 2012 at 2:38pm

    patti. on the right hsnd form the girl, the one in the middle and the one under it for sure. the left hand, the thiny one( you can see the silver shining )

  • Patricia Deany November 25, 2012 at 3:16pm

    Ok, i see now -- just love the combo of wood and silver!

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