Three-sided white felt amulet, tumar, in the form of a vertical, pointed oval shape, with a woollen tassel pendant below, and a blue and white woollen suspension cord above. The edges of the white felt amulet are sewn with red thread in zig-zags (perhaps a protective 'mountain' motif). Each of the three white panels is sewn with a star motif in blue thread. A Qu'ranic inscription may be enclosed by the three white felt panels.
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