Yazar
Unknown
Basım Yeri
Algeria (made) -
Konu
Jewellery Judaism Islam Africa Metalwork
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 3.6in, Width: 1.75in
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
332-1904
Kayıt Numarası
332-1904
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
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.