Antique Tuareg Tcherot Amulet Mixed Metals Tribal Pendant Collected Niger Africa

Description

I am proud to offer this rare, antique, Tuareg metal
Tcherot prayer box
pendant which was made by the Tuareg metalsmiths. This mixed metal talisman amulet is very old
and does show some wear from tribal use.
The Tuareg people wore these pendants
as
a form of protection and t
hey were believed to bring good luck and blessings. The word Tcherot means paper or letter on which something is written as the Tcherot talisman amulets sometimes contained a small paper fragment with protective and magical inscriptions that serve to protect the Tuareg wearer and their herds.
This amulet specimen measures 1.75 inches long by 1.87 inches wide. The Tuareg people of Niger are well known for their talented metalsmiths. The Tuareg are a large group of semi-nomadic people who share a common language and ancestry and who are related to the Berbers o
f Northern Africa. This Tuareg amulet is very collectible and would be perfect for adding to your African jewelry or trade bead collection or for making a beautiful necklace and continuing the tradition of wearing these Tuareg symbols. I love to combine shipping on multiple orders to help you save money so please check out my eBay store where I have thousands of items to browse. For buyers of multiple items please email me when you are done shopping for your custom made invoice with combined shipping & insurance fees.
The Tuareg are a Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. Most Tuareg live in the Saharan parts of Niger and Mali but, being nomadic, there is constant movement across national borders, and small groups of Tuareg are also found in southeastern Algeria, southwestern Libya and northern Burkina Faso, and a small community in northern Nigeria.
The tribal peoples of Africa love to decorate their bodies with a variety of body paint, scarification, animal fat, red ocher or mud and occasionally with tattoos as seen with the Ethiopian Coptic Christians. The men and women of Africa adorn themselves with elaborate beads and jewelry which are not only worn as adornment but which also symbolize achievements and status, age and marital status, reflect beliefs and values, have ritual and ceremonial meaning and which offer protection against evil and disease.