Ancienne paire de fibules berbères – TIZERZAI – région de Nador, nord du Maroc,ethnic moroccan fibula,old moroccan jewels silver

Late 19th century; early 20th century. Silver sterling gr. 183. Each fibula measures cm. 13 (5 high x cm. 5 (1.94″) width.
The essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. Their weight, the size and the finesse of the execution should indicate the social status of the woman who wears them.
For more information and similar examples: “Tiserai – the Fibule in Morocco”, by Ileana Marchesani, Franco d’Alessandro and Meriem Otmani – Sicopa edition.
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are permanently distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa Oasis in Egypt and from the Mediterranean to the Niger sand name Berberappeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire.
Many Berbers themselves call themselves a variant of the word imazighen (singular: Amazigh), possibly meaning “free men” or “free and noble men”. Today, most Berber-speaking people live in Morocco and Algeria.
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