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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 525206, member: 2844&quot;]It is a &#039;shams u qamar&#039; or &#039;sun and moon&#039; bangle from the Rif region in northern Morocco.</p><p>Only the inside is cast silver, the decorations are repoussé sheet gold and silver. The repoussé pieces are usually supported on the inside by tiny &#039;cushions&#039; made of tightly wound wool.</p><p>The gold and silver stand for the sun and moon. The sun and moon are important symbols in Berber culture. Together they stand for balance and harmony in everything, like yin and yang. Sometimes the silver repoussé is decorated with blue enamel, to symbolize night sky.</p><p>Like many ethnic bracelets these were part of a dowry and worn in pairs, often just during the wedding ceremony. They were often sold separately when the need arose or when families lost interest in &#039;old-fashioned stuff&#039;. I never lose interest in this kind of &#039;old-fashioned stuff&#039;.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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