Head Adornment

Head adornment across the Amazigh (Berber), Tuareg and wider North African traditions is worn as much for meaning as for beauty, denoting a woman's tribe, status, marriage and times of celebration. Amazigh headdresses from the Moroccan High Atlas and Anti-Atlas are often built up of hammered silver plaques, coins, coral and enamel, worn tied to a headscarf or braided into the hair. Tuareg women of the Sahara wear silver and agate talhakimt hair rings, threaded through braids, sometimes handed down over generations.

Our head adornment collection brings together vintage and antique pieces from these traditions and beyond: Ait Atta and Ait Ouaouzguite headdresses from southern Morocco, and Tuareg hair rings from Niger and Mali.

As with all vintage adornment, availability changes as pieces find new homes. Explore our current collection below.