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Large Tuareg Tcherot Necklace, Silver
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Antique North African Tuareg silver amulet with black leather tassels.
Tcherot pendants are talismans worn by the Tuareg people of northern Africa. "Tcherot" in the Tuareg language literally translates as "paper" or "message" , these objects often enclosed slips of paper with different writings, from verses of the Quran, to symbols or letters. Letter-like symbols stamped onto the back of the box are the maker’s mark.
Silver and leather
19th Century
North Africa
Pendant: 3.5” x 3.5”
0918.025
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