المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Algeria (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Overall width: 12cm, Overall height: 6cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
338&A-1904
رقم السجل
338&A-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
Waist clasps were part of the traditional costume of urban women throughout North Africa. They were worn in most countries but this example probably comes from Algeria. The pierced and chased decoration is typical of Algerian clasps made in the 19th century. Later, they were more often made of filigree. Clasps like this often had a cockerel, or other auspicious symbol, on the top of the central pin. The name menteqa simply means something worn at the waist.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver, incising, piercing Silver Incising Piercing
Parçalar
Buckle, Buckle
Fiziksel açıklama
Two-part clasp shaped like an incurved rectangle, with a flat hook on one piece, and a corresponding loop on the other. Each part is made of sheet silver pierced in a floral pattern and decorated with chased patterns. There is a solid boss in the centre of each side and a strip of decorative cast silver over the hook.