Old Berber Head Adornment – Ait Herbil Tribe – Western Anti-Atlas, South Morocco
Early to mid 20th Century. Glass beads, silver coins 1/2 Dirham Morocco – AH 1299 - 1320 (1881 - 1902). The decorated part of the headband is cm. 20,0 long x cm. 4,5 high (7.87″ x 1.77″). Gr. 81,3 (2.86 oz.).
The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the original peoples of North Africa. Their myths, legends and history span 9,000 years, back to the Proto-Mediterraneans. They have achieved unity by keeping up their unique language and culture which are, like their land, both African and Mediterranean
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