Old Berber Headband – Ait Herbil Tribe – Western Anti - Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:9200 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Old Fine Berber Headband – Tafraout, SouthMoroccoEarly to mid 20th Century. Glass beads, num. 39 old silver coins 1/2 Dirham Morocco - AH 1299 (1881). The decorated part of the headband is cm. 25, 0 long x cm. 4, 0 high (9.84 "x 1.57"). Gr. 85, 0 (3.00 oz.). The Imazighen (singularAmazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of NorthAfrica. Their myths, legends and history span 9, 000 years, back to theProto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up ...their uniquelanguage and culture which are, like their land, both African andMediterranean.1018
