Tuareg Zinder Cross Pendant 4/ "Love Charm"

Tuareg Zinder Cross Pendant 3/ "Love Charm"  Approx. 1 9/16" tall x 7/16" Contemporary 92.5 Sterling Silver cast from a vintage original, dating from the early 20th Century. Tuareg Crosses have 21 separate identifiable styles, each of which indicates a city/ area of origin within Niger, West Africa. The example shown here is a Zinder Cross The word ”Cross” was a term mis-attributed by Europeans, and is totally unrelated to the Cross in Tuareg belief systems. To the Tuareg, the Cross symbolizes the Four Cardinal Points of Direction. Traditional Tuareg Cultures were, and to this day still are Desert Nomads. Tuareg live in one of the most inhospitable areas of Africa: the central part of the Sahara Desert. A pinnacle of their Spiritual Existence is to protect and defend themselves from hostile supernatural forces that inhabit the cruel and extreme surrounding Desert environment. The Cross is believed to be a Charm that protects travelers from traps set by the Evil Spirits of ”Jinn” (De