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Other Talismans
Old Fine Tuareg Talisman – Niger
Silver low degree, agate, red glass beads. Grams 33,0 (1.16 oz); cm. 5,7 x 5,2 (2.24” x 2.05”).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and…
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Old Fine Large Berber Pendant – Taznakht Village, South Morocco
Mid 20th century. Silver, glass, enamel. Gr. 37,1 (1.31 oz.); cm. 11,0 high x cm. 9,2 width (4.33″ x 3.62″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are…
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Other Talismans
Old Fine Coptic Cross – Tigrai Region, Northen Ethiopia
Silver. Cm. 5,5 x cm. 2,9 (3.11 x 2.01 Inches); grams 9,7 (0.81 oz.). Beautiful work..
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most…
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Old Sidamo Amulet – Southern Ethiopia
Mid 20th century. Copper cm. 3,6 high x 4,5 width (1.42″ x 1.77″); Gr. 40,7 (1.44 oz.).
The Sidama are an ethnic Cushitic people traditionally inhabiting the Sidama Zone of the…
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Old Large Berber Amulet – Ida Ou Nadif – Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Silver, niello decorations, glass. Cm. 16,0 high x cm. 8,7 width (6.30″ x 3.70″); grams 47,1 (1.66 oz.).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed…
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3 Fulani Amulet – Niger
Copper, brass, cowries shells on leather. The amulets are cm. 8,0-8,4 high (3.15″-3-31″).
Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, are an ethnic group scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake…
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3 Fine Tuareg Leather Gris Gris – Niger
Leather, mirror. Each gris-gris is approx. cm 10,0 high x cm. 5,0 width (3.94″ x 1.97″).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the…
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Other Talismans
Old Large Coptic Cross – Shewa Region, Northen Ethiopia
Silver. Cm. 12,5 x cm. 9,0 (4.92 x 3.54 Inches); grams 33,0 (1.16 oz.). Extrafine work.
Pendant crosses are received at baptism and worn around the neck as their owner’s most prized…
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Other Objects, Other Talismans
Old Tuareg Buckle – Tent Talisman – Niger
Mid 20th century. Iron, copper, aluminium. Grams 214,0 (7.55 oz.). Cm. 15,9 high x cm. 17,7 width (6.26″ x 6.97″).
These talismans were used as buckles to secure the luggage to…
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Other Talismans, Tcherot Talismans
Old Berber Talisman – KITAB – Mauritania
Mid 20th century. Copper on iron sheet. Gr. 32,7 (1.15 oz.); cm. 6,4 high x cm. 5,9 width (2.52″ x 2.32″).
The Kitab has the form of a metal box (rectangle or square) and often has a sheet…
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Other Talismans
Fine Berber Talisman – HERZ – Tiznit, Morocco
89,95€Silver, glass, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 44,1 (1.56 oz.); cm. 5,5 high x cm. 5,8 width (2.17″ x 2.28″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the…
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Other Talismans
Old Fine Large Berber Pendant – Taznakht Village, South Morocco
Mid 20th century. Silver, glass, enamel. Gr. 38,8 (1.37 oz.); cm. 10,9 high x cm. 9,0 width (4.29″ x 3.54″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously…
