moroccan berber wooden nutcracker. Rural Berbers use many of the natural resources to make items for their own use. These nutcrackers are hand carved from solid cedar wood and consist of two pieces, the lower one is fitted through a hole in the handle of the upper piece. They are exceptionally strong and are the work of the Berbers of the High Atlas region of Ouaouzguite. a similar type is shown as plate 20f in the textbook "Tazenacht", page 46. Reference 2687. Size 20cms., or 8ins. long. Euros 120. sold thank you.