A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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Rabah, are Oulad Nail and Mzab design related at all? This particular motif looks Mzab to me.
you are right Patti, the motifs look the same. the raison is ,it is flower and leaves. if you look at the maroccan,tunisian,ottoman ones all look also the same
the chawi, oulad nail and mzab are more identic because of the geographic area, oulad nail is a region with 700 km aprox large, from saoura until tunisia where they meet south aures
the difference, the mazab work with cut system and very litle punch work they have also the sandcasting work. saves material and energy. the oulad nail work more with punch system and almost no cuting. their jewelry ( specialy defence bracelets ) are heavy and need to be robust.
if you look good at this bracelets, all the patterns are made with the punch technique, even the floral motif