The Tunisian Fibula
The large silver pin or brooch, often triangular with a central coral or enamel stud and a long pointed pin, worn by Amazigh women across Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco to fasten the shawl, and passed down as a bridal heirloom and protective talisman. Known as a tazabt in Tamazight, it is among the most characteristic ornaments of Maghrebi dress, its shape echoing the Roman-era brooches that secured the cloaks of the same region. The fibula often held a chain linking a pair of brooches across the chest, and its pointed pin served as a weapon, a tool, and a token of married standing. Silver and