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Hand of FatimaOld Large Hand of Fatima – KHAMSA – HAMESH – Berber – South Morocco
179,95€1970′. Silver gr. 63,4 (2.24 oz); Cm. 12,0 high x cm. 7,0 width (4.72″, 2.76”).
The KHAMSA hand (Arabic) or HAMESH hand (Hebrew) is and old and still popular apotropaic amulet for magical protection from the envious…
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Hand of Fatima
Old Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Shell on leather. Cm. 5,2 width x cm. 5,5 high (2.05″ x 2.17″). Gr. 13,0 (0.46 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of a stylized hand, is believed to ward off…
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Other TalismansOld Berber Amulet – TAGMOUT – South Morocco
110,00€Early to mid 20th century. Silver, enamel. Gr. 33,4 (1.18 oz.); cm. 4,5 high x cm. 4,0 width (1.77″ x 1.57″).
The Tagmout (the centerpiece of a necklace or of a…
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Tuareg Cross
Old Fine Tuareg Cross – Agadez – Niger
Silver grams 13,2 (0.47 oz); cm. 9,3 x 6,0 (3.66” x 2.36”).
The Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of the planet: the central part of the Sahara Desert. Their whole existence, difficult and precarious,…
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Boghdad Crosses
Old Fine Berber Cross – BOGHDAD – South Morocco
1960-70′. Silver, traces of enamel, glass beads, leather (gr. 95,2 – 3.36 oz.). The necklace is cm. 30,0 in lenght (11.81″). The Boghdad Cross is cm. 7,0 x 6,0 (2.76″ x 2.36″). Fine work.
Berbers are…
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Animist, Rings
Old Fine Ring – Kotoko Horseman – Putchu Guinadji – Chad
Bronze. Cm. 7,7 high x 3,6 width (3.03″ x 1.42″); Gr. 54,5 (1.92 oz.).
These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness.
The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon…
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Other Talismans
Fine Tuareg Bella Talisman – Niger
Metal on leather; grams 45,4 (1.60 oz.); cm. 10,0 high x cm. 6,0 width (3.94″ x 2.36″).
Bella live Niger and Mali but are of Sudanese origin in Africa. The Bella tribe was…
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Hand of Fatima
Fine Tuareg Hand of Fatima – KHOMISSAR – Mali
Tribal metal, glass beads. The Khomissar is cm. 6,1 width x cm. 7,3 high (2.40″ x 2.87″). The necklace is cm. 48,0 long (18.9″). Gr. 27,8 (0.98 oz).
The Khomissar, in the form of a…
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Boghdad Crosses
Old Fine Berber Cross – BOGHDAD – South Morocco
1970′. Silver, enamel (gr. 30,2 – 1.07 oz.). Size: cm. 5,6 x 5,0 (2.20″ x 1.97″). Fine work.
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the…
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Animist
Fine Dogon Amulet – Suns – Mali
1970′. Bronze, leather. The talisman is cm. 4,0 high x 3,7 width (1.57″ x 1.46″). Gr. 37,6 (1.33 oz.).
Metal works like this Dogon amulet is molded in bronze by ‘the…
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Animist
Huge Gan Ritual Bronze – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 29,0 high x 5,4 width (11.42″ x 1.13″); Gr. 481,6 (16.99 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
For more information and similar examples, “Bronzes gan…
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Animist
Kotoko Amulet – Chad – Rare Item
Bronze, leather; gr. 45,0 (1.59 oz.); cm. 7,0 high x cm. 3,3 width (2.76″ x 1.30″).
Amulets like this are supposed to protect against snake bites and scorpion stings.
The Kotoko people…
