Old Pair Berber Fibulae - TIZERZAI - Souss Region, South Morocco

Description

Old Pair Berber Fibulae -
TIZERZAI
- Souss Region, South Morocco
Early to mid 20th century.
Tribal metal, paint, glass beads. The piece is cm. 59,5 in lenght (23.23"). Gr. 145,6 (5.14
oz
). Very good conditions.
Essential feminine embellishment,
the
tizerzai
are
taken
in pairs
to
close
the
coat. Beautiful pair.
For more information and similar examples: "Tiserai - The Fibule Au Maroc", by Ileana Marchesani, Franco D'Alessandro and Meriem Otmani - Edition Sicopa.
Berbers
are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.
The name
Berber
appeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire.
Many Berbers call themselves some variant of the word
imazighen
(singular:
Amazigh
), possibly meaning "free people" or "free and noble men”. Today, most Berber-speaking people live in Morocco and Algeria.
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