Old silver Tanfoukt, Talhakimt bracelets

Old silver Tanfoukt, Talhakimt braceletsTanfoukt, Talhakimt, Khorb, Khatem. Are just a few vernacular words that designate the same pendant across large patches of the Sahara and the Sahel. This ring like jewel is a very common adornment among many ethnicities from South morocco in the North to Niger river in the south and from the Atlantic ocean eastwards in the deepest wilderness of central Sahara. It was certainly carried amongst the varied goods of the trans Saharan trade with

A handsome pair of vintage silver earrings

These very old trapezoidal earrings measure 7 cm by 10 cm

the meeting of the opposite genders being the most favoured given the early indian origins of the shape where sexual questions are highly codified (Lingam/Yoni

letters or mysterious signs were drawn

From Pakistan

The patterns often incorporate stylized representations of the four cardinal directions

A lovely pair of old Moroccan silver hoop earrings in a traditional pattern

symbolizing life

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a very special old “ginglit” amulet

A worthy addition to any collection

medicinal or religious meanings