Earring (timsereft) of the Aures
The Aurès region, a mountainous massif in the north-east of Algeria, has an important heritage of popular arts and crafts that is as rich as it is varied.
This thousand-year-old heritage extends to several areas of production, including jewelry: a specialty particularly appreciated by the female population.
Like those of other rural regions, the traditional Auresian jewel is made of silver, but is distinguished by the use of glass, red and green, cut in the shape of a rose, with six facets, the most used techniques are those of openwork cutting from the plane and the supported filigree (the filigree motifs are welded onto a plate in plane).
Earring (timsereft)
This buckle with large hollowed-out triangles represents a typical Aurès model. It features a decorative arc-shaped motif cut in the middle by a vertical axis and topped with a fleur-de-lys. The tops of the triangles are spatulated, those of the lower row are pierced and carry pendants each composed of a short chain, a red plastic bead and a flat motif in the shape of a serrated half-moon.
This thousand-year-old heritage extends to several areas of production, including jewelry: a specialty particularly appreciated by the female population.
Like those of other rural regions, the traditional Auresian jewel is made of silver, but is distinguished by the use of glass, red and green, cut in the shape of a rose, with six facets, the most used techniques are those of openwork cutting from the plane and the supported filigree (the filigree motifs are welded onto a plate in plane).
Earring (timsereft)
This buckle with large hollowed-out triangles represents a typical Aurès model. It features a decorative arc-shaped motif cut in the middle by a vertical axis and topped with a fleur-de-lys. The tops of the triangles are spatulated, those of the lower row are pierced and carry pendants each composed of a short chain, a red plastic bead and a flat motif in the shape of a serrated half-moon.