Peoples
Amazigh
- Also spelled
- Berber, Berbère, Berbere, Imazighen
- Countries
- Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
- Region
- Atlas, Anti-Atlas, Rif, Souss
Amazigh (Berber) communities of the Atlas, Anti-Atlas, Souss and Rif have worn silver jewellery as dowry, savings and protection for centuries. Fibulae fasten the draped garment; enamelled and niello-worked pieces from the Anti-Atlas (Tiznit, Tahala, Ida ou Nadif) are among the most sought after. Motifs — triangles, lozenges, the hand — carry protective meaning.