Description

This old Tuareg silver amulet or tcherot is worn as an amulet to ward off evil.
The suspension hoops are of cooper as  the metal protects against disease.
A tcherot may enclose verses from the Koran or sand from the Sahara.
The back is of tin, a characteristic of older pieces.
Excellent patina of usage.
Collected in Mali.

Dimensions: 5,4 x 7,5 cm (2 1/8 x 3″)

Please see a similar piece in:
Art of Being Tuareg by Thomas K.Seligman and Krystine Loughran (2006) p. 200 and in MAGISCHE ORNAMENTE SILBERSCHMUCK DER TUAREG – Museum Rietberg Zurich, p. 44