Producer unknown to us
Necklace (tazlagt emm elherz)
Africa, Algeria, Great Kabylia
20th century
Silver, coral
Ümit Bir (gynaecologist) acquired the necklace in Tlemcen, Algeria, on April 26, 1968
On permanent loan from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation
SB 405
The three small silver capsules between the coral cords serve as amulet containers.
Gynaecologist Ümit Bir (1929–2014) gathered most of his collection on several trips from Marocco to India from the 1960s to the 1990s. Unfortunately, we still do not know the exact circumstances of the acquisition of this object. Since 2004, the collection has been on permanent loan to the museum from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation.
Jan König