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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4323074, member: 2844"]That is pretty common in Moroccan crafts, I have bags of Moroccan enameled metal beads with moons and stars.</p><p>It is not Ramadan related, but could be related to Berber/Amazigh culture. Their main deity is the Goddess Tanith, one of her symbols is the moon. Most Amazigh are (nominally) muslim, but still keep certain old traditions.</p><p>That doesn't mean that the manufacturer of the metal bands and ornaments made a conscious decision to put moons and stars on the metal from a spiritual viewpoint, or even knew the meaning. People don't always know what traditional motifs mean, just like we don't know the symbolism of every Western motif.</p><p><br /></p><p>The metal on your pot is not worn, btw. It was made that way. It looks the same on many pieces that are made today.</p><p>The metal on old Safi ceramic pots is much more refined, better quality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4323074, member: 2844"]That is pretty common in Moroccan crafts, I have bags of Moroccan enameled metal beads with moons and stars. It is not Ramadan related, but could be related to Berber/Amazigh culture. Their main deity is the Goddess Tanith, one of her symbols is the moon. Most Amazigh are (nominally) muslim, but still keep certain old traditions. That doesn't mean that the manufacturer of the metal bands and ornaments made a conscious decision to put moons and stars on the metal from a spiritual viewpoint, or even knew the meaning. People don't always know what traditional motifs mean, just like we don't know the symbolism of every Western motif. The metal on your pot is not worn, btw. It was made that way. It looks the same on many pieces that are made today. The metal on old Safi ceramic pots is much more refined, better quality.[/QUOTE]
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