Description
Old Tuareg metal turban amulet or tcherot in tin plate iron.
From the Tuareg of Iwellemmeden Kel-Denneg, region of Azawagh in Niger.
Enclosing Koranic verses, the backside of the amulet is in sheet iron.
Tribal worn, mid 20th century – Collected in Mali.
Dimensions: 6 cm x 7 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches)
* Please see a similar example in Bijoux touaregs by Jean Burner, p. 155