Pair of large fibulas "tizerzai"
Morocco, Western Anti-Atlas
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, GermanySize
M: 28,5 cm x 17,5 cm (fibulas)
L: 130 cm (total length)
G: 796 g
M: 11.2 inch x 6.9 inch (fibulas)
L: 51.2 inch (total length)
G: 796 g
Description
silver, enamelled in yellow, green and light blue,
A pair of remarkable large triangular fibulas in “du ver” (wormhole) technique of soldering tiny silver tubes into a web frame. This technique was lost shortly after 1900 and all attempts to revive it did not lead to convincing results.
Known in Morocco as “tizerzai”, fibulas are essential components of female adornment and are worn in pairs as cloak fasteners. Their size, weight and workmanship reflect the wearers’s social status.