JEWELRY OF MOROCCO
These beautiful pieces of silver
jewelry found in the souks of Morocco are made throughout the
country, from the cities of Marrakech and Casablanca to the villages
of the Draa Valley.
The art of making silver jewelry is a very ancient Moroccan
tradition. They have been producing jewelry by first extracting
the silver from the ore for generations. The silver jewelry
comes in many shapes and sizes from: Berber Bedoin bracelets,
earrings, anklets and necklaces which are sometimes set with
semiprecious stones, studs inlaid with enamels to natural amber
and produce stunning and original works of art.
Among the most popular are heavy solid silver bracelets with
deeply- etched designs which originate from the tradition of
carpet making, where the extra weight
of the bangle would help accelerate the hand holding the shuttle over the loom.