Mixed lot jewellery objects

Description

1. Southern Cross “boghdad”, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara and Mauritania, silver, granule and engraved, m: 6.5 cm x 5.7 cm; w: 25 g

2. pair of bangles, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara and Mauritania, silver(?), hollow work, applied silver beads, d: 5.3 cm x 1.9 cm (inside); w: 75 g

Bangles of this basic type are found in many variations in southern Morocco, Mauritania, southern and south-western Algeria, in northern Mali as far as Niger. They are a document of trans-Saharan cultural exchange and are often attributed to the Tuareg, although the iconography clearly shows Berber origins.

3. bracelet with silver beads, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara and Mauritania, silver(?) alloy, hollow work, with hinge, d: 5.6 cm x 1.6 cm (inside), w: 81 g

4. amulet, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara, silver(?), granule and engraved, m: 4,3 cm x 4,4 cm, w: 20 g

Amulets with yellow-green-enamelling are frequently found in the area of the western Anti-Atlas. Without enamelling they are found further south as far as Mauritania as pendants on necklaces.

5. pair of hair rings, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara, Ait Akka and Haratin, silver, cast and engraved, wool or plant fibres, m: 7.8 cm x 4.4 cm x 4.4 cm, w: 132 g

Hair rings like these are soaked with fragrant essences and perfume oils and belong to the typical jewellery of the Haratin women (descendants of black slaves). In many cases, the tips are enamelled or lacquered.

6. Southern Cross “boghdad”, Gulimim, Djebel Bani, Pre-Sahara and Mauritania, silver, granule and engraved, glass cabochon, m: 4.6 cm x 4.4 cm, w : 10 g