Gikhokho (pendant mask)

Small mask in clear colors, red-white-black. Two sharp bird beaks start on top of the trip. down and meet in the middle of the mask, two triangular holes can be thought of as eyes....

Marble pendant in a twelve-pointed form. The pendant is worn on a cord around the neck by followers of the Sufi order of the Bektashi's. The pendant is part of the costume of the B...

Jade pendant in a twelve-pointed form. The pendant is worn on a cord around the neck by followers of the Sufi order of the Bektashi's. The pendant is part of the costume of the Bek...

Mask in clear colors, red-white-black. Djuranskikte, a goat. The upper is black painted and has two horns. The eye holes on the sides of the mask are red colored. Under the eyes, o...

Pendant in twelve-pointed form, made of marble (or alabaster?) from the place Haci Bektash. The pendant is worn on a cord around the neck by followers of the Sufi order of the Bekt...

Enamelled pendant in gold and silver-gilt surround with pendant amethysts and an opal, designed and made by Nelson and Edith Dawson, London, 1900. Enamel plaque with a floral motif...

Gold necklace with enamelled pendant, pearls and sapphires, probably designed and made by Nelson Ethelred Dawson, with enamel panel by Edith Dawson, London, about 1900. Gold chain ...

There are various interpretations of its function in the literature. One emphasizes the protective and healing influence of the pendant on the wearer. The other states that the pen...