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  Patricia Deany November 23, 2012 at 9:14pm

  Very wonderful gathering.
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  Toya November 24, 2012 at 12:15am

  These charms are so intriguing and beautiful.
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  Sabine November 24, 2012 at 5:07pm

  The variety of these symbols is great!
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  ait ouakli November 24, 2012 at 11:20pm

  verry beautiful and some are rar. i see some pieces that are older than 60-80 years.

  they were worn as protection, specialy for the babys. they are called ayacha ( keeps alive) if we write about it and the bakground, it will take pages .

  the same ones and the ones in the key form are part of traditionel ritual and natur healing called ( akhtil ) known frommfew people almost nothing writen about it. it is a combination of this pendants, long line and some prayers, old women use to practice it for a familly members when they are ill, specialy for the fiever and when they believe they had a evil eye.
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  Toya November 25, 2012 at 12:40am

  Ait- this is very interesting informaton about the ayacha. Would the baby wear a single charm, or many?
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  ait ouakli November 25, 2012 at 2:56am

  chantal. there is 2 salamanders, 1 fish and some few scorpions ( as animals )

  toya.  ayacha is actualy in the early months as a broch or just hanging on bed. later on earing on the left side in gold,silver or just a wool/cotton line
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  marie jose Opper November 25, 2012 at 3:44pm

  Thanks Ait Ouakli, your comments have revealed many informative and interesting things about these elements.

  There is also a sheep, a hen, a camel, an octopus, a teapot, a lock, a sword, a gun, a hammer, a saw.......
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  ait ouakli November 25, 2012 at 4:07pm

  marie jose, thank you for the infos too.  i like the hen, a bit skinny but i recognise. i just add you some little info . djerba is known with the jeweish smith and culture.

  in the jewish families.when the baby get 40 days young ,the mothers, use to collects 7 silver coins from 7 differents mothers who have healthy and good looking kids and bring them to a jewish smith. this one makes her a ring, also called ayacha and some pendants as a protection. almost in keys, triangle and squar form. it is some we see and it is the raison why maybe you can see close that the silver in one pendant looks diffent material in one peice