{"product_id":"moroccan-silver-tuareg-iferouane-style-pendant-with-ebony-46mm-strung-with-beads","title":"Moroccan Silver Tuareg Iferouane Style Pendant with Ebony, 46mm Strung with Beads","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedium silver Moroccan Tuareg Iferouane style crosses 46mm long with alternating layers of ebony and silver at the base, strung with black glass beads and stamped silver tubular beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese amulets were once worn by men, passed down from father to son, but today are worn by women as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe pendants are believed to provide protection against all kinds of dangers and attract good luck, so they function as both amulets (to ward off evil and danger) and talismans (to attract benefits and good fortune)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tuareg are part of the larger cultural\/linguistic group called Imazighen (signular Amazigh), the original inhabitants of North Africa. Their myths and history stretch back 9000 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpread over vast areas of the Sahara, Sahel and Moroccan coast, are held together by their language, which has outlasted Ancient Greek, Phoenician, Latin, and all the other languages of the ancient Mediterranean. It is finally being officially recognized in Morocco and its alphabet\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTifinagh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis starting to appear on street signs along with Arabic and\/or French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersonally, I found the Imazighen (aka Berbers) to be charming, creative, kind to animals and strangers, great cooks, musicians, and generally wonderful people, can't wait to go back to Morocco to learn (and shop) more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410362548533,"sku":"AFM-357","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFM-357.jpg?v=1699923557","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/moroccan-silver-tuareg-iferouane-style-pendant-with-ebony-46mm-strung-with-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}