نویسنده
Unknown
محل انتشار
Algeria (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Judaism Islam Africa Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Length: 3.6in, Width: 1.75in
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
332-1904
شماره ثبت
332-1904
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
یادداشتها
This silver shoulder brooch would have been worn by Kabyle women in the first half of the 19th century to affix their robes. The Kabyles are a Berber people from the Atlas mountains in North Eastern Algeria. Silver was a very popular material for jewellery as it was seen as a symbol of purity and honesty and rural Kabyle communities preferred it to gold which they regarded as a sign of vice. This brooch was probably made by a Jewish silversmith as the Berbers thought working with metal was an inferior occupation. Jewish silversmiths dominated jewellery making in North Africa from the late 15th century until the late 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Chased and pierced silver Silver Piercing Chasing
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver brooch with irregular outline, roughly chased and pierced, terminating in a pin throught the base of a ring with flattened ends.