#mzab

[algerian-lady]

I know the Miku trend is old but I've only caught up to it now and I just had to draw a couple of Mikus from the middle of Algeria (Ouled Nail region, Mzab Region)

[mydearalgeria]

Pair of traditional Auresian earrings made of silver, 19th/20th century. 

This kind of earrings are generally worn by Naili, Chaoui and Mozabite women. 

[izetwanemzab]

A variety of traditional carpets that reflect the cultural depth of the region. To buy any piece, contact me. Delivery to all the world.

[moyzs]

Al Ateuf العطف — Ghardaïa, Algeria 🇩🇿

“The MZab Valley is often seen as the most conservative region in Algeria. Most Mozabite women (from the age of 14/15 year old) are wearing an Ahouli (Hayek or Haïk), basically a large white veil covering their entire body except one single eye. When the girls are not yet married, you can see both of their eyes. A lighter (made out of cotton or poplin) hayek used to be worn in other parts of #Algeria and the Maghreb (Djebel Nafûsa in Libya and Djerba Island in Tunisia), but it has almost totally disappeared. In the #Ghardaia province, nearly every Mozabite woman is wearing a thicker ahouli made out of wool. Beyond religion, Mozabites claim that the ahouli is a distinctive sign of their identity. The permanent separation of the sexes can even be seen in the Mozabite architecture. The houses are designed to prevent contact between the wife and her male in-laws. Codes are instituted to free the passage and avoid any mixed interaction in the same room.”

By @facehunter (Instagram)

[nnnorthaaafrican]

The M'zab Valley, Ghardaïa, Algeria

[mydearalgeria]

Algeria. Tameghilt, a traditional necklace from the Mzab Valley. It’s composed of three rectangular and two triangular-shaped hrouz meant to contain koranic verses to protect the holders from curse, each one of them has hand-shaped pendants. The silver tins are tied together with a long chain that ends with two silver made fibulae meant to hold the melhfa. 

[mydearalgeria]

Algeria. Street scene in Ghardaïda - 1986.

Raymond Depardon. 

[mydearalgeria]

Algeria. Odiferous mozabite necklace made out of cowries, clove, copper, Early 20th century.