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Detail of central pendant....
A very delicate and beautiful piece. I like the Tanit pendants.
a lovely genuine necklace.
I love it when the delicate, archaic and naive stringing skills of local women is still visible in these "rough condition" necklaces.
Recycling older elements and whatever they could find or buy, a very eco-friendly (green) move!
A scarce example among all the beautifully restrung pieces available in the market and in reference books
Notwithstanding the nylon, this has a lovely aetherial quality about it. I find the worn silver gilt most appealing.
Thanks for the opportunity to learn more about this type of necklace, Edith.
congratulations edith and thank you for posting. Alaa eddine wrote all the important.
i find also very interesting the metall beads , some are unusual. therest of the beads is an exelent choice of what the market offers, we have very old and vintage pieces mix.
splendid
Nylon has been used for a long time now. It can be quite old and even brittle.
I am iterested to know if those "Tanit" pendants are been used as a representative of Tanit or is it just the shape? Do woman still believe in her?
A great question, Harald... If they did believe in Tanit, they could never say so in open society as this would be a pagan belief. I am sure if you asked the women they would say that the Tanit was simply a traditional design. My guess is that they do not believe in Tanit, but perhaps still believe in the power of the design as an amulet. It seems to me that the belief in amulets has persisted even after the pagan meaning of certain designs and symbols has ceased to be relevant. Or in some cases (as with the khamseh), the designs have been re-assigned to more appropriate Islamic meanings.
Thanks for your reply! The Tanit form is so interesting, seeing it may places, also in embroidery.
The pagan believe is still alive and kicking in the Zar cult. The woman do believe in the "demons" like Yawri Bey, Safina etc. engraved on their "Zar jewelry" back side. On the front we see part of the Verse of the Throne from the Qur'an.
An interesting topic for sure. Tanit was everywhere in Tunisia...Check out these doors!
This is wonderful, thank you Edith!
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