{"product_id":"groups-of-3-rare-antique-carnelian-tanfouk-talhakimt-hair-ornaments-rita-okrent-collection-p896","title":"Groups of 3 Rare Antique Carnelian Tanfouk Talhakimt Hair Ornaments - Rita Okrent Collection (P896)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; caret-color: #080809; color: #080809; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall Antique Carnelian Tuareg Tanfouk\/Talhakimt Hair Ornaments. Rare and hard to come by, offered in sets of three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca 1700s-1800s. Made in Cambay, a historic city in Gujarat, India, for the African trade. These are early examples predating the larger agate amulets later made in Idar-Oberstein (1800s onward) and the glass versions made in the Czech Republic and France (1900s).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese Tanfouk or Talhakimt fertility amulets were traditionally worn by Tuareg women in Morocco and Mauritania as hair ornaments. This group was found in Burkina Faso and Niger, West Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love These\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of Tanfouk amulet is rare and hard to come by in the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond their scarcity, these amulets carry an elegant simplicity in form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were prized as protective and fertility talismans by the Tuareg women who wore them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach set carries its own individual character in shape, color, and wear, a reflection of generations of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Found in Burkina Faso and Niger, West Africa; ex-Tuareg use as hair ornaments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: Circa 1700s-1800s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Sizes vary, amulets range from 2.3 cm - 4.1cm (0.9-1.64 in) in height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good condition overall, with minor edge wear and small chips consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; caret-color: #080809; color: #080809; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; caret-color: #080809; color: #080809; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" style=\"word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 1.3333; color: var(--primary-text); max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px;\"\u003eSee the recent Ornament Magazine article inspired by these amulets by Robert K. Liu (link below). As Robert states in the article, \"I have not seen this type of fertility amulets for the Tuareg since the 1970s.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\" style=\"margin-inline: 0px; padding-inline: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" style=\"word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 400; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 1.3333; color: var(--primary-text); max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.ornamentmagazine.org\/articles\/cambay-idar-oberstein-czech-france-volume-463\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePendant Item 896a-d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Components","offers":[{"title":"A","offer_id":52333487128878,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B","offer_id":52333487161646,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"C","offer_id":52333487194414,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"D","offer_id":52333487227182,"sku":null,"price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2352\/4865\/files\/FullSizeRender_dee880a6-ee52-4d3b-b6d6-013a14511401.jpg?v=1786915442","url":"https:\/\/ritaokrent.com\/products\/groups-of-3-rare-antique-carnelian-tanfouk-talhakimt-hair-ornaments-rita-okrent-collection-p896","provider":"Rita Okrent Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}