Two German Bavarian Silver Mounted Hunting Amulets ‘Charivari’
Two German Bavarian Silver Mounted Hunting Amulets ‘Charivari’ the Upper Jaw of a Weasel or Stoat and the Horn of a Young Roebuck
18th Century
Sizes: 2cm high, 3.5cm deep - ¾ ins high, 1¼ ins deep and 4cm long - 1½ ins long


18th Century
Sizes: 2cm high, 3.5cm deep - ¾ ins high, 1¼ ins deep and 4cm long - 1½ ins long


A ‘charivari’ is worn by a hunter as a talismanic amulet to protect him from danger and to appease and calm his intended prey. By wearing the amulet from his belt the hunter assumes the natural attributes of the animal and takes on its success in hunting. Stoats and weasels are deadly, quick and silent killers.
Two German Bavarian Silver Mounted Hunting Amulets ‘Charivari’
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