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Yesterday : [sand and silver : jewellery, costume and life in Siwa Oasis] / Margaret Mary Vale

Catalog Data

Author:
Vale, Margaret Mary  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Egypt
Sīwah Oasis
Date:
2011
Notes:
Illustrations (some color).
Contents:
Motifs and magic -- Marriage yesterday -- The jewellery of Siwa -- Silver ornaments and coloured beads -- The silversmiths -- From silver to gold
Topic:
Berber motifs  Search this
Evil eye  Search this
Hand of Fatima (Amulet)  Search this
Khamsa  Search this
Silver jewelry  Search this
Magic  Search this
Berbers--Marriage customs and rites  Search this
Berber wedding costume  Search this
Berbers--Jewelry  Search this
Silversmiths  Search this
Gold jewelry  Search this
Call number:
NK7388 .V35 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1035391