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Talisman for Warding off Co-wife

An undated talisman for warding off co-wife. It is most probably from the late 19th century or early 20th century.

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Mass-Produced Talismans

Traditionally, one needed to visit an expert to purchase a talisman. But in today's Iran, thanks to the photocopier, one can buy a photocopied talisman from the shops near the Shiite shrines.

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Iranian Talisman

Examples of Iranian Talismans.

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D’Arcy Carnival (1933)
The Little Black Fish
Akhbar Magazine
The Scrapbook of Professions
Advertisements for Oil Products
Irandokht, born in 1942
Persian Jigsaw Puzzle Rug
Tarzan, the Son of Tehran’s Jungles
Iranian Flatbreads
Baghtcheban’s Guide to Deaf Education

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Superstitions

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