Old Large Kirdi Amulets Neklace – Cameroon

The nacklace consists of a large horn, a ritual number of small objects (bones) and small cloth bags (usually with herbes) worn on the person. The neklace is cm. 54,0 in lenght (21.26″); the large central horn is approx cm 13,0 high (5.12″).

The name of Kirdi – which in Arabic means non-Muslim – is attributed to the many ethnic groups, animist, of Sudanese origin, who live in the northern Cameroon: Mafa, Massa, Kapsikì, Mundang …

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