Silver necklace with two clothes pins

Link chain with two clothes pins (fibulae). Both pins, at the ends of the chain, have the shape of a turtle. Animal motives like these are often found in Berber jewelry and have a protective function against all kinds of evil forces. Fibulae with such shapes are particularly used in the southeast of the High Atlas, especially in the Todra valley, Dades valley and Draa valley.‖ Clothing pins (fibul…