Producer unknown to us
Headscarf brooch (Idwiren)
Africa, Algeria, Great Kabylia
19th /20th century
Silver, enamel, coral
Ümit Bir (gynaecologist) acquired the brooch in Tlemcen, Algeria, on April 26, 1968
On permanent loan from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation
SB 407
The headscarf brooch (Idwiren) shows the typical decorations of the Great Kabylia made of enamel, silver beads and pendants in the form of trapezoids and elongated beads. French silver coins usually provided the base for the smaller headscarf brooches.
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