Vintage Berber Pendant - Moroccan Amazigh Pendant - Belly Dance Costuming
Vintage Berber pendant has been taken from old necklaces or other adornment and saved for use on another item. These small pendants are most often used on necklaces and represent a traditional abstract jackal’s foot or turtle design.
Vintage Berber pendant has been taken from old necklaces or other adornment and saved for use on another item. These small pendants are most often used on necklaces and represent a traditional abstract jackal’s foot or turtle design.
Vintage Berber pendant has been taken from old necklaces or other adornment and saved for use on another item. These small pendants are most often used on necklaces and represent a traditional abstract jackal’s foot or turtle design.
Small vintage Berber pendant. Etched design with two cutouts. These pendants are usually fairly substantial for their size and have a small hole in the bale for stringing onto necklaces or otherwise attaching. Each piece of Berber jewelry can signify fertility, wealth, or social and marital status. The Berbers or Imazighen (‘Free people’; plural of Amazigh) are the original inhabitants of North Africa. They speak a number of related languages and share a common cultural heritage. Most Berbers today live in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
Item No. JPM0185
Length: 2 inches, including bale
Width: 1-5/8 inches wide
Materials: Mixed metals
Metal Color: Silvery to slightly brassy
Finish: Unpolished
Attachment: Bale at the top
Country of Origin: Morocco
Condition: Vintage
Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece(s) shown in the photos on this page. This is a USED piece that has been previously worn in country. As a previously used tribal item it may have small flaws such as loose or missing jewels, missing bells, obvious repairs, may be tarnished or worn, or have other small flaws.
A NOTE ON THE CONDITION OF TRIBAL ITEMS: Our jewelry is used tribal jewelry, from faraway lands. As used pieces the condition of our items will reflect their prior lives as treasured tribal pieces. Please know that we strive to maintain the tribal allure of our items and therefore we do not clean or repair these pieces in any way. We leave that choice to the buyer, as each may prefer something different. This not only maintains the old, tribal look of each piece that our belly dance customers seek, but also preserves the value of a piece that cleaning might diminish.
We do our best to describe any flaws that may be present in our items, and we encourage you to read the full description and look at all photos closely to judge the condition of the item for yourself and know exactly what you are ordering. If you have questions about the condition of any item, please ask!
