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Aternish pendants on leather thongs. Important coin silver "aternish" Berber cross with elaborate black "nielle" work and four lozenge shaped pendants. Older pieces.

Niellé technique in gray and black is a style highly prized in antique rural Berber jewelry. The design is carved into the silver, then the incised areas are filled with melted black enamel, the surface of the silver having been protected by a kind of resin. Niellé detailing is a means of strongly accentuating the linear motifs.
(4 1/2" long)

See detail MC419

Square Aternish/nielle Pendant, MC419 $135

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Round Aternish/nielle Pendant

MC420  $210    Add to Shopping Cart

  

The Berber cross, known as the "cross of the south" represents a unique tribe or village. All are made of silver on different length black bead, Czech glass, or amethyst chains. The shape of the cross represents the four corners of the earth, symbolic of the nomadic wandering of this Berber tribe. For this reason, many of the amulets and talismans hand-crafted by Tuareg artisans are intended to protect and ward off evil. They are almost always signed on the back with initials in "tafinagh" - a Berber dialect. Sizes of cross and individual designs vary.

Small silver croix du sud Tuareg pendants on onyx beaded strand. Each slightly different. All striking. From the Sahara. (appr. 1 1/2")

Small Cross of the South, MC763 $38

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Here are several Berber tribal crosses:

Top row (left to right): Tarhaat, Hadaoua, Karaga, Ouagar, Bagzan, Aïr, Abalak

Middle row (left to right): Takadenda, Tihoumene, Taoua, Agadez, Ingal, Bilma, Bartchakalia

Bottom row (left to right): Crip-crip, Tihia, Tilia, Tin Tabaraden, Iferouane, Inabengarit, Zinder

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