Bedouin Silver Zar Amulet, D Mary Appearing to an Anima Sola 19th Century Chamba Iron Currency

19th Century Chamba Iron Currency In Shovel or Hoe Abstract Form

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Bedouin Silver Zar Amulet, D Mary Appearing to an Anima Sola 19th Century Chamba Iron CurrencyBedouin Silver Zar Amulet, D Measure approx. 3" x 3" Zar amulets are silver amulets worn by participants in the Zar ritual, a pre Islamic Bedouin magical ceremony that has been preserved into the present day in modern Egypt. Zar, coming from a word in Arabic for "visitation", entails the use of ritual drumming and music, while dancers (mostly female) adorned with specialized mystical jewelry attain a trance state and are visited or possessed by