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Muslim rosary (tisbeh)
Mauritania
Lenght: 55 cm
Weight: 154 grs
MA1112-082
An old rosary "tisbeth" from Mauritania. It is formed by a strand of ebony beads, aluminium beads, and old glass beads of different sizes and colours. It is worth-mentioning the most likely old European made multi-faceted beads from sub-Saharian Africa where they were used as trade beads. The "tisbeh" is also decorated with a cotton tassel. A very attractive price circa mid-XXth century. Other names: "tasbih", "sebha", "subhan", "mishata".
An old rosary "tisbeth" from Mauritania. It is formed by a strand of ebony beads, aluminium beads, and old glass beads of different sizes and colours. It is worth-mentioning the most likely old European made multi-faceted beads from sub-Saharian Africa where they were used as trade beads. The "tisbeh" is also decorated with a cotton tassel. A very attractive price circa mid-XXth century. Other names: "tasbih", "sebha", "subhan", "mishata".