Parures Des Sables

Le Carre Hermes Paris > Automne - Hiver 1996/97

Desert Finery

In the desert man is faced with emptiness; this daily encounter teaches him a modesty which touches on pride. Standing beneath a sky of gold, Kabyles and Toaregs forge finery, which reflects back the sun's rays in fiery profusion. Necklaces, earrings, ornaments of silver or inset enamel make the Berber women even more beautiful, whilst life asserts itself in these fibula with their symbols of carnal desire and fecundity.