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BERBER OR TOUAREG ?
Where as the traditional berber jewellery benefited from a Spanish-arabic influence, principally due to the exodus of jews to Morocco in the XVI th century and their settling in “mellahs” where they became the main craftmen of Moroccan jewellery making, Touareg jewellery, of the same ethnic background, stayed centered in its nomadic setting, between North Africa an Sub Saharan Africa, with its own symbols, its peculiar forms, its desert stories.
The collection of Amentet pendants has drawn from those two aesthetic wells without ever mixing them or taking away any of their authenticity.
This is why the catalog distinguishes the respective influences of each item we present.
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BERBER JEWELLERY |
TOUAREG JEWELLERY |
| INFLUENCES |
Berber, Spanish, Arabic |
Touareg, Saharian, Sub-Saharian, Africa. |
| STYLE |
Use of curves and arabesques. Floral pattern type ornementation |
Geometric, rectilinear, anecdotal, meaning of the symbols |
| PECULIARITY |
Ornemental aspect Mainly aesthetic and social function |
More limited amount of distinct forms but with a strong affective and "talismanic" value. |
| Abundance of pieces, from tiaras to ankle bracelets |
Symbolic writing to read as a message |
| SIMILARITY |
Jewellery as a social symbol, protection value Sign of family and personal wealth. |
| GRAPHICS STYLE |
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Floral pattern |
Rocks and dunes |
| ITEM TYPE |
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“Foulet
khamsa” |
Tcherot |
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