CRK 1113-3 – SOLD

Antique Berber Necklace, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

43 beads – 1.300 gram

Vintage item from the 1950s

This beautiful Berber amber necklage bears clear traces of frequent use. The careful and well executed shaped repairs give the right authentic touch.

Jewelry is important to the whole Berber family. It is the husband who buys the jewelry for his wife, and it serves as a social emblem identifying prestige and class. In times of financial trouble, the husband may choose to sell it to supplement income or to trade for a bigger and heavier necklace.

The Berber tribes consider silver more valuable than gold. Opposite the Arab tribes.

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