Mid 20th century. Engraved silver on aluminium sheet, brass. Grams. 31,0 (1.09 oz.); cm. 7,2 high x cm. 7,0 width (2.83” x 2.75"). In the Tuareg language (Tamahaq), the literal sense of the word “Tcherot” means “letter”, “message” or “paper on which something is written”. The word Tcherot is used in Niger, while these talismans are...
Mid 20th century. Silver gr. 67,5 (2.38 oz); Cm. 10,5 high x cm. 8,2 width (4.13" x 3.22”). Fine work. The salamander is not afraid nor water nor fire. The salamander reborn from it's ashes and is symbol of birth, life and rebirth. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular...
Silver. Cm. 8,9 x cm. 6,2 (3.50 x 2.44 Inches); gr. 22,6 (0.79 oz.). Excellent condition. Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most prized possession, a talisman and symbol of faith combined. m17
6 leater gris-gris amulets, copper rings. Each gris gris is approx cm. 4,7 high x cm 2,5 width (1.85" x 0.98"). Gr. 37,6 (4.61 oz.). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic...
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, coral, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 39,9 (1.41 oz.); cm. 7,4 high x cm. 4,5 width (2.91" x 1.77"). For similar examples see page 280 of “Splendeurs du Maroc”, Africa Museum Tervuren. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and...
Mid 20th century. Silver gr. 42,5 (1.50 oz); The chain is cm. 150,0 long (59.06”). Fine work. The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye. An alternative Islamic name for this amulet is Hand of Fatima, in reference...
Bronze. Cm. 8,8 high x 3,0 width (3.46″ x 1.18″); Gr. 68,7 (2.42 oz.). These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness. The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon in the Kotoko language. The “Putchu Guinadji” are the horse and the rider who fight the demons attacking the mad...
Shell on leather. Cm. 13,0 width x cm. 8,0 high x cm. 2,2 depht (5.12″ x 3.15″ x 0.87″). Gr. 87,0 (3.07 oz). The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed to ward off the evil eye and, being made of shells, doubles as a fertility symbol. 417
20th century. Bronze, agate, carnelian and glazed terracotta beads. The necklace is cm. 42,0 in length (16.54"). The snake is Cm. 7,4 high x 12,9 width (2.91" x 5.08"); Gr. 197,0 (6.95 oz.). Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. For more information and similar examples, “Bronzes gan - la spirale...
Leather. Cm. 23,0 high (9.06"); gr. 47,4 (1.67 oz.). Excellent decorations. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus. Tuareg are mostly nomads....
