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Jewelry and other trimmings from Maghreb

The exhibition “Des trésors à porter” (Treasures to Wear) presents for the first time a collection put together over thirty years by a couple of neophytes. Fibulas, scented hair jewelry and bracelets reflect the type, variety and wealth of know-how from over the centuries in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

At the musée de l’Institut du monde arabe, Paris until August 28th.

The exhibition “Des trésors à porter” (Treasures to Wear) presents for the first time a collection put together over thirty years by a couple of neophytes. Fibulas, scented hair jewelry and bracelets reflect the type, variety and wealth of know-how from over the centuries in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

At the musée de l’Institut du monde arabe, Paris until August 28th.

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