She's the author of Amazigh Arts in Morocco: Women Shaping Berber Identity. So a group of women wearing the jewely "would have a significant auditory component." Some women also say the horns are a symbol of fertility, and silver is believed to have protective properties against the evil eye. "A beautiful Amazigh woman is one that is fierce and strong and powerful and can work hard," she says. It's sad, she says, because Moroccan museums have very few old silver pieces now, since most of them have been taken apart, reconstituted and sold.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 21, 2018 22:41 UTC