Vintage Berber SILVER Coin Earrings - Amazigh Tribal Earrings for Headpiece

Vintage silver coin earrings from Morocco. Thick ear wires are perhaps an 8 or 6 gauge and the earrings themselves are heavy. They could possibly be worn through tunnels.  These are not traditionally worn in piercings, but are used as part of, or in addition to, a headpiece or other adornment. Hallmark stamped on each ear wire.

Berber, or Amazigh, jewelry represents much more than simple adornment. Each piece can signify fertility, wealth, 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. JEM0081
Width: Approximately 2-3/8 inches
Length:  3-7/8 to 4 inches long, including earwires and coins
Materials:  Tribal silver
Metal Color:  Silver, tarnished
Metal Finish:  Unpolished
Earwire Gauge:  Wires are about a 6 to 8 gauge. 
Cannot be worn in western piercings, and traditionally not intended for use in piercings.
Country of Origin: Morocco
Condition: Vintage

These are vintage USED earrings.  Please clean the ear wires if you will be wearing through your piercings.

Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece 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!