Collar

Description

Collar or abzim of silver in form of a triple chain from which are suspended one large and two small hands of Fatima filled with filigree work, with a penannular brooch at either end of chain: Algeria, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1944.18

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Collar, Abzim

Production information

Algeria, Northern Africa

Date

19th century

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

Fatima

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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