- Object Name:
- Fibulae with Pectoral
- Place Made:
- Ida ou Semlal (Morocco)
- Date:
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Medium:
- Silver: cast and engraved; cloisonné enamel; glass cabochons; coins
- Dimensions:
- Overall (flat): 7 5/16 × 42 1/2 × 2 in. (18.6 × 108 × 5.1 cm) Overall (as installed): 21 1/2 × 21 × 2 in. (54.6 × 53.3 × 5.1 cm) Overall (as installed): 15 1/2 × 20 × 2 in. (39.4 × 50.8 × 5.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Henry Herzog Family and Friends Fund in memory of Ruth Herzog
- Accession Number:
- 1999-58
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In rural areas, Berber and Jewish women fasten their clothing with fibulae, each consisting of a pin and ring. The triangular fibula is decorated with enamel and engraved with a geometric pattern, as is the attachment area of the pin. The rings are decorated with glass stones. Two heavy silver chains with suspended coins link the fibulae. They are attached by a large circular bead in silver and enamel, called a tagmount. The Jewish silversmiths who worked for the Berber Ida ou Semlal tribe who lived in villages in the western Anti-Atlas largely settled in Tiznit after the pacification of southern Morocco under the French Protectorate.
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