Small Vintage Tuareg Tcherot from the Sahara - Rita Okrent Collection (P892)

Small Vintage Tuareg Tcherot from the Sahara - Rita Okrent Collection (P892)Tuareg Tcherot amulet of metal and bronze with etched silver decoration. Tuareg talisman boxes or "Tcherots" were worn on necklaces by nomadic Tuareg women and on Tuareg men's turbans. They often contain verses of the Quran and were worn as protective amulets, for fertility and for strength. Tuareg girls are given Tcherots by their mother when they reach the age of seventeen. Given the size of this amulet, it was likely that it originally belonged to

black coral beads

This strand has a mix of antique and ancient beads

who would visit the house when they were in town

Wonderful hard-to-find beads

Tcherot typically contain small objects with amulet properties and carefully folded magical formulas as well as verses from the Koran

Roman Era or Early Islamic period - from Syrian Collector

The faded rose background fabric gives the pair a soft

Strand measures 30 inches

Many tube beads on this strand

Antique Chinese pin

from Egypt and medium ancient Nila and other ancient glass beads found in Mali

Antique copper and silver dragon head pendant with movable eyes and tongue