Small Tuareg Silver and Brass Tcherot Box Amulet, with Raised Buttons and Etching, Mauritania - P642c

Small Tuareg Silver and Brass Tcherot Box Amulet, with Raised Buttons and Etching, Mauritania.

This lovely brass/bronze and silver amulet measures 2" tall and and 1." at narrowest width.

1930's or earlier.

Used to hold a Koranic or protective verse. The Tcherot are talismans, worn by the Tuareg in the Sahara and by other Berber people in the extreme south of Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania. They are believed to bring luck and drive away evil.

Pendant Item 642c