UNUSUAL POWDER HORN MARROCCAN

mjamerks · 20th April 2011, 07:45 PM

Hereby a rare piece (thats what I believe).
According the previous owner this piece comes from the Shilha Berbers
in the Anti Atlas Area,and is from aroun mid 19th century or earlier.
Anybody has a similar one and is above info right???
length: 30 cm,with silver and stones,and leather.

ward · 20th April 2011, 08:50 PM

I would be very hard pressed to attribute this piece to the atlas mountans. The silver work is not similar to the work in the area, nor is the leatherwork normal for the area. No reference material that I am aware of would support it and I personally have never seen anything similar in the area. Best guess would be more south and probally more central africa. The silver work is the question. I do not see berber or taurag influence or symbolism in it.

Battara · 20th April 2011, 09:00 PM

Must agree with Ward - I also don't see any Berber or Tuareg silver work on it. Plus - most of these from Morocco are made of metal and not horn.

rickystl · 25th April 2011, 12:32 AM

Hello. Does not look Moroccan - or Algerian, or Albanian, or anything else I seen. Hmmmm. But sure is interesting. If you find out any additional information, please post it. A real mystery. Thanks for posting. Rick.

20th April 2011, 07:45 PM	#1
mjamerks Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: netherlands Posts: 108	UNUSUAL POWDER HORN MARROCCAN Hereby a rare piece (thats what I believe). According the previous owner this piece comes from the Shilha Berbers in the Anti Atlas Area,and is from aroun mid 19th century or earlier. Anybody has a similar one and is above info right??? length: 30 cm,with silver and stones,and leather. Attached Images

20th April 2011, 08:50 PM	#2
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	moroccan ? I would be very hard pressed to attribute this piece to the atlas mountans. The silver work is not similar to the work in the area, nor is the leatherwork normal for the area. No reference material that I am aware of would support it and I personally have never seen anything similar in the area. Best guess would be more south and probally more central africa. The silver work is the question. I do not see berber or taurag influence or symbolism in it.

25th April 2011, 12:32 AM	#4
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,621	Powder Flask Hello. Does not look Moroccan - or Algerian, or Albanian, or anything else I seen. Hmmmm. But sure is interesting. If you find out any additional information, please post it. A real mystery. Thanks for posting. Rick.

20th April 2011, 09:00 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Must agree with Ward - I also don't see any Berber or Tuareg silver work on it. Plus - most of these from Morocco are made of metal and not horn.