About this artwork
The Ida Ou Nadif and other Imazighen peoples have developed highly distinctive jewelry styles. These bracelets, earrings, and headband are embellished with patterns in a black metal alloy mixture called niello. The box was designed to hold a copy of the Qu’ran and hang from a chain around a devotee’s neck. Across northern Africa exquisite silver jewelry defines a woman’s wealth and comprises an important part of the wedding gift that a man gives to his fiancée.
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On View
- Arts of Africa, Gallery 137
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Culture
- Ida Ou Nadif
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Title
- Qur'an Box Pendant
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Origin
- Morocco
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Date
- 1900–1950
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Medium
- Brass with silver overlay
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Dimensions
- 8.9 × 8.9 × 1.6 cm (3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
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Reference Number
- 2002.275
Extended information about this artwork
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