Old Pair Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Draa Valley, Morocco

Description

Old Pair Berber Fibulae -
TIZERZAI
- Draa Valley, South Morocco
Early to mid 20th century. Tribal metal, coins: 4 old silver coins (1309 HG - 1891) and 2 metal coins (20 francs Empire Cherifien).
The piece is cm. 55,8 long (21.96″). Each fibulae is cm 7,0 x cm. 4,4 (2.75″ x 1.73″). Gr. 158,8 (5.60 oz).
Essential feminine embellishment,
the
tizerzai
are
taken
in pairs
to
close
the
coat.
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.
www.amazigh.it
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