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Moon crescent (for sale)

Posted by Galerie Vert Éther on February 11, 2011 at 9:57pm
25 Silver ''telsum'' from Ethiopia, used as protection from the evil eye and the moon crescentGlass from Ghana and Ethiopia$ 295info@vertether.com for more info
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  • Patricia Deany February 12, 2011 at 1:01am
    Wonderful melding of old pieces and new design/
  • Galerie Vert Éther February 12, 2011 at 4:37pm

    Thank you ! Unfortunately the picture is a little blurry...

    The half circle telsums were to protect against the moon crescent and the triangular ones, the Evil Eye.

    As with most religions,  the Orthodox Ethiopians have much superstition mixed in with their standard beliefs.

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