Description
A literal presentation of history from Morocco
This mixed medium piece was originally manufactured by the Imuhag, meaning the free people – a semi-nomadic desert people from the Sahara. They are known for being master navigators of this stark landscape and the guardians of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
The silver, sourced when they came into contact with the Western world through-out the ancient trade routes they followed. Re-used and recycled from broken metal goods and other jewellery pieces no longer in use, sourced as they passed through markets. An amalgamation of stories woven into one.
The center, a handmade Venetian star glass bead, the first of its kind dating back to around the 1400’s. These beads were used as a high value trading commodity among European traders and so made its way into central and West Africa.
Layers of dense Ebony wood in between the brass used for contrast and effect and to some it represents the dark and vast night sky. Finished off with a sun motif meant as protection and to ward off evil from the East, West, North and South.
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