HISTORY BIJOUX MOROCCO

The jewels also automatically extend to the metals of which they are made, rough materials whose treatment imposes its compressions; Of the exact circumspection of the energies used - force, fire - depends on the success of the ornaments. All the jewelry that is human creativity frequently complex. Sometimes the know-how of the old jewelers is no longer practiced but it is rare to find beautiful pieces of craftsmanship whose ancient techniques are no longer practiced, but this remains of the ancient history but it is worth to lean, sometimes to the Magnifying glass, on deciphering them. They have contributed to fostering a fascination that has stubbornly crossed their jobs. The ages for luxurious ornaments. On the other hand, the bitter returns make it possible to detect in all its grandeur the range of handicraft goods in the plural facets, inherited from a past space, and conveyed by Jewish craftsmen of which it was the appanage The work of the precious metals always begins By a first essential step, the melting of the metal in a cup allowing it to be poured into a molding; Of the latter is an object already having virtually its definitive shape, or a bar to be attacked by a hammer. An old jewel may be melted, broken, worn, old-fashioned. The craftsman can also provide a virgin metal of any previous manipulation, which is important. Did not the approaches to the cliffs of Essaouira not shake for a long time under the footsteps of the caravans that went to the south, brought black Africa in their Precious cargoes the bags of gold dust ... This immemorial craft was flourishing until the end of the last century.
The most simple jewelry to make are molded jewelry. The metal which is silver 829 or gold is melted directly into a matrix bearing the imprint of the jewelry that it desires to obtain. This practice is still used for silver jewelry in southern Morocco. Has been widely used in other regions.