Kali and Durga Pendant fali These beads were so highly

These beads were so highly valued for their dazzling opalescence that they were carried across Islamic Trade Routes as high value commodities as far as the lands of Ethiopia

The pilgrim's staff is often depicted with a water gourd fastened to it

1900's and traded throughout West Africa

Lapis Lazuli is considered a semi-precious stone and is found throughout the Middle East

The meaning of the Eagle symbol was to signify courage

Kali and Durga Pendant fali These beads were so highlyKali and Durga Pendant Hindu goddess (or Devi) of death, time, destruction and is also considered a strong mother figure and symbolic of motherly love. Kali also embodies shakti feminine energy, creativity and fertility. She is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of Shiva. She is often depicted in art as a fearful, fighting figure adorned with a necklace of severed heads, a skirt of arms, a lolling tongue, while holding a knife dripping with blood. Kali's