Magot Morocco Barbary Ape Scissors Flag & Animals Tobacco Silk Cigarette 1910 For Sale

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Magot Morocco Barbary Ape Scissors Flag & Animals Tobacco Silk Cigarette 1910:
$13.37

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), also known as Barbary ape, is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. It is the type species of the genus Macaca. The species is of particular interest because males play an atypical role in rearing young. Because of uncertain paternity, males are integral to raising all infants. Generally, Barbary macaques of all ages and sexes contribute in alloparental care of young.

Morocco, “Scissors flag”, 17th-19th century

The Alaouite Dynasty are the Sultans of Morocco since the early 17th century. Their Name refers to Ali, the son in law of the prophet Muhammad.

On old flag charts and in books from that time Morocco is represented with flags like this showings scissors ad triangles on a red ground. But why scissors?

This was probably a misinterpretation of the symbol by Europeans, not knowing that the flags were not showing scissors but the Zulfiqar, the bifurcated sword Muhammad gave to Ali. It became a sign of his ancestors and Shia Islam and can also be found on other flags.

Silk measure approximate 2” x 3”

History of tobacco silks In Cigarette packs;

Originally issued in American cigarette packets between 1905 and 1917, these ‘giveaways’ proved a very popular promotional item which was taken up by twenty British tobacco manufacturers at the advent of the First World War (1914). Silk cigarette inserts continued to be issued following paper restrictions announced by the government in 1917, but had faded out by the mid-1920s, except for a small resurgence in 1933-4. The subjects included religion, cricket, football, art, flags, army and naval badges, flowers, and clan tartans. Silk inserts were an adaptation of the popular cigarette cards. In North America between 1900 and 1936 silk cigarette cards, or inserts, were produced by tobacco companies as calculated promotional giveaways for men to pass on to women.

Magot Morocco Barbary Ape Scissors Flag & Animals Tobacco Silk Cigarette 1910

$13.37

1910 ATC Flags & Animals Silks Magot Morocco #49 3c7

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