Description

Old Berber branch coral beads from Morocco.
The well matched orange/red coloured beads have a beautiful patina of age and wear.
Coral from the Mediterranean sea is valued for its beauty and amuletic properties.
The Berber ethnic group incorporate coral into their adornment along with silver, amazonite and amber.
These old beads are temporarily strung and ready for use in jewellery creations.

Lengths of strands: 32cm each
Weight: 38g

About the BERBER
The Berbers, also known as the Amazigh, are an indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. Their history stretches back thousands of years-long before the Arab expansion and the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE.
The Berber population spreads across: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya.
In Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the Tuareg ethnic group is mainly made up of nomadic Berbers.