Marrakesh Express

New Jewelry Fall 2004

Morocco has lots of beautiful jewelry, and I decided to experiment with some to see if you would like it, for yourself or for a gift. I brought back several "hands of Fatima", named after the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed, and called "khamisas" in Arabic. They are used to protect the wearer from the evil eye around much of the Mediterranean basin. These are in "800" or "925" silver (which I thought was %, as in 80%, but it's another measure), as are the chains that come with them, and also the earrings below. I have duplicates of several of these items, so you can often order more than one. A note: I've found it very difficult to get good pictures of reflective metal, so please excuse the quality of some of the photos. Some are a better when you click to make them larger. A few pieces here look yellow in parts, but they are not in reality: they are all bright silver. The prices include packing, shipping and insurance via US Priority mail. Remember, you can return things for a full refund less the price of packing and shipping if you are not satisfied.

Please refer to the item you want by the bold item heading and the number.

Pendants

These larger khamisa pendants all come with chains like the one second from the left, but I did not attach them since they then tangle in storage. They are numbered one to five, from left to right.

1 large has a design growing out of the way the very fine filigree wires are arranged, with a silver bead in the center. SOLD
2 large, like 3 and 4, has embossed designs that remind me of the henna designs women paint on their hands for celebrations, and it costs $35.
3 large has a flower in the top part and the price is $35.
4 large also has a flower-like design at the top. It costs $35.
5 large is cut out, so it is highlighted by the fabric underneath it. The price is $35.

These smaller khamisa pendants are numbered from left to right. You can see the designs better if you click on the photo.

1 small is quite similar to 2, but the fingers are flat across the bottom, as is the line along the center. The price is $30.
2 small also represents the hand of Fatima, but is a bit curvier than 1, and it costs $30.
3 small is made of many fine filigree wires, with a bead of silver in the center within a shape that looks like an eye. The price is $25.
4 small is a very delicate filigree and it costs $20 .

These khamisa earrings are a continuation of the hand of Fatima theme. Those in very fine filigree or the embossed pair could be combined with a similar pendant to make a set.

The numbers are from left to right.

1 is a very simple khamisa, with no design, which costs $25 .
2 is a very fine filigree khamisa that you can see through and the price is $25 .
3 is an embossed khamisa that costs $25 .

These small earrings come in varied designs.

1 small has a ball at the bottom of a cut out cone and the price is $25.
2 small are very un-Moroccan pine cones (they have pine trees, but I've never seen a Moroccan in such earrings), yet really cute. They cost $25.
3 small are quite Moroccan. The design is called the Southern Cross, after a constellation in the southern sky, and one also finds it in Tuareg jewelry from Mali. The price is $25.

These cut out earrings all have cut outs in the shape of a heart, which you can see if you look closely. That is one reason some are inverted: the light picks out the different patterns.

1 hearts is rounded and has a complex cut out pattern. They cost $30.
2 hearts is more elongatged, cut out with a heart design. The price is $30.
3 hearts are diamond-shaped with a rather abstract heart cut out. They cost $30.

These larger cutout earrings are dangly, and one pair is simple.

1 large cutout is drop-shaped and costs $35.
2 large cutout has a stem and costs $35.
3 large simple is hollow, so light, and costs $35. SOLD

The last pairs are dangly with stones.

1 is silver with blue stones (which might be lapis but I don't know) and they cost $40.
2 is silver with blue-green stones and cost $50.

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