Old Wooden Moroccan Berber Sugar Hammer
£50.00
£70.00
Old Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) wooden sugar hammer decorated with traditional geometric designs. These hammers were used to break larger cones of sugar into smaller chunks which were then placed in a teapot to sweeten mint tea. In good vintage condition.
Date:
1940s
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
27.7 cm (l) x 10.0 cm () x 3.6 cm (d)
Weight:
178.0 g
Ref:
HMR-716
References:
Grammet, I. and Meersman, M. (1998). Splendeurs du Maroc. Tervuren (Belgique): Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, p 43.
Rainer, K. and El Yakine, H. (1999). Tasnacht. Graz: Akademische Druck-und Verlagsanstalt, p 46.
Jereb, J. (2015). Arts and Crafts of Morocco. London: Thames and Hudson, p 109.