CHTOUKA Berber antique silver fibula Sous Valley Moroccan ethnographic ornament
$356.75
Antique silver fibula from the Chtouka group in the Sous Valley, Morocco. This cast and punch-finished ornament belongs to the local female dress fastenings used to secure the haïk or related garments. Early 20th-century workshops of the Sous region produced fibulae with raised decoration and a curved fastening system, consistent with documented jewellery traditions among Chleuh communities.
AGE: Early 20th century
MATERIAL: High grade silver
SIZE: 71 x 125 mm (see photos)
WEIGHT: 193 grams
OVERALL CONDITION:
Very good wear from age and usage.
REFERENCES:
- Bijoux du Maroc: Du Haut Atlas à la Vallée du Draa, Jacques et Marie-Rose Rabaté, EDISUD/LE FENNEC, 1996, p.165
- Des trésors à porter, Bijoux et parures du Maghreb, Collection J.-F. et M.L. Bouvier, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 2016, p.46
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