Two Amešluh Cuff Bracelets - Aït Yenni Culture Algeria, Greater Kabylie - 19th Century

Two Amešluh Cuff Bracelets
Aït Yenni culture
Algeria, Greater Kabylia
19th century 
Silver, enamel, coral and turquoise 
Size of the larger one: H.: 8.5; Diam.: 8.5 cm 
(slight accident)

Two articulated silver cuffs with hinged pin and hook fastenings, incised with foliate motifs arranged around three coral cabochons and silver beads. The largest has three baguettes with polychrome enamel registers, centred on a small coral cabochon and punched several times on the inside. 

These ornaments were originally worn by young Kabyle girls at the time of their marriage and were considered as a dowry, then on the occasion of important celebrations. 

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