Fibulae (tizerzai), late 19th-early 20th century
Ida ou Semlal Amazigh (Berber)expand_more
Silver, enamel, coins, glass cabuchonexpand_more
The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fundexpand_more 91.141.16
Not on Viewexpand_more
Berber women in southwestern Morocco wore massive triangular brooches with a pin and clasp to fasten draped garments at their shoulders. Pointed items like these pins are shown popping and bursting the evil eye in North African mosaics from the Roman period. But besides its protective function, this jewelry promoted female fertility, as symbolized by the silver enameled egg attached to the decorative band connecting the brooches.
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- Fibulae (tizerzai)
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- 91.141.16
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