Berber Memories

The Berbers, also known as Azamigh, are an ethnic group indigenous to North and West Africa.  For hundreds of years, Berber tribes of Morocco have created intricate jewelry to adorn the bodies of Berber women not merely to aesthetic ends, but to convey information about the positions of women within their tribal worlds, including messages about fertility, wealth, and social hierarchy.  This beautifully illustrated book offers a glimpse at objects from a particularly fine collection of Berber jewelry from across Morocco. Most often made of silver, Berber jewelry frequently incorporates coral, turquoise, enamelwork, and glass.  The objects featured here include ear and head ornaments as well as traditional tizerais, large, triangular clasps designed to hold garments in place.  Berber Adornments also offers a brief history of Berber culture, with a focus on ornament in the context of the status of Berber women. 
 

Berberii, cunoscuti si sub numele de Azamigh, sunt un grup etnic indigen din Africa de Nord si de Vest. De sute de ani, triburile berbere din Maroc au creat bijuterii complicate pentru a impodobi trupurile femeilor berbere nu doar in scopuri estetice, ci pentru a transmite informatii despre pozitiile femeilor in lumile lor tribale, inclusiv mesaje despre fertilitate, bogatie si ierarhie sociala. . Aceasta carte frumos ilustrata ofera o privire asupra obiectelor dintr-o colectie deosebit de fina de bijuterii berbere din Maroc.