Pendant

Pendant
Ethnographic collection / Jewellery
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
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.