Choice of 4 Vintage Mauritanian Ebony Prayer Strands with Silver Inlay (ANT453)

Choice of 4 Vintage Mauritanian Ebony Prayer Strands with Silver Inlay (ANT453)Choice of vintage ebony tesbih prayer worry bead strands or tasbir chaplet from the Western Sahara (Mauritania Morocco). All are vintage and used. These lovely old strands were used as prayer beads and as chaplet worn by Moorish dancers. Can be worn as is, used as decoration or used as jewelry supplies. Strand 1: Smaller ebony beads and worn inlay with lovely old tassel. Nice faux amber and glass beads combined. 30" strand excluding tassel. Ebony

One has decorative collar

Pendant Item 597b

75 inches / 3

The fractures or traces of repair were considered part of their power as a talisman

Late 19th century to early 20th century

African Item 0772

May have originally been used as a belt buckle for traditional wear

These beads were discovered in the Middle East in pre-1970s

Antique coffee bean brown wood beads

1950's or later

They are typically made of materials such as stone

Artifacts and Antiques Item 107