Pendant
Ethnographic collection / Jewellery
Reference number
0002.09.0060
Date made
Circa 1920 - 1950
A silver pendant used as an amulet, engraved with 'Mashallah' or 'As God Wills' (used to invoke protection) from which five spheres (bells) hang.
Object details
Town
Palestine
Materials
Silver
Width
4.3 cm
Length
6 cm
Collection
Use
This type of amulet was typically given to a girl by her parents, and she would put it on a cap or clip it to her braid
Donated by
Committee for the Preservation of Palestinian Heritage (CPPH) in Washington, D.C.
