大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 2月23日 23時28分

The Museum’s collection includes beautiful and unusual pieces of jewellery, and this week we’re featuring some amazing necklaces from around the world.
This coral and glass bead necklace was made in the early 20th century in Kabyle, Algeria. The Berber people of North Africa produce elaborate jewellery of different combinations of stones and precious metals which have various symbolic values. This necklace has silver chains, coins, enamelled plaques and dagger-shaped amulets.
Daggers were used as motifs on women's jewellery to avert the evil eye, in particular a female spirit, qarina, who was believed to harm children and pregnant women. Silver was thought to symbolise honesty and purity and is believed to be particularly beneficial combined with other stones with magical properties – topaz to combat jaundice, emeralds to prevent snake bites, and rubies to encourage a healthy heart. Coral is found along the Algerian coast and is believed to protect children and the community from evil, lightning and tidal waves, as well as enhancing fertility.
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