The Southern cross or Boghdad is widely seen in West Africa and Southern Morocco. This type of pendant seems to be strongly connected to the Moors, and those with contact with the Moors, including the nomadic peoples in the Western part of the Sahara and all the other related groups as well as those who came under their influence, such as the sedentary people to the North such as the Harratine and south west Moroccan Berbers and the black skinned Sahel peoples in the region to the south. The Moors are of a complex heritage of Arab and Berber ethnic mix but it seems that a large part of their material culture was borrowed from the once thriving Ghana Kingdom established in Central South Mauritania. Their original Berber ancestors destroyed this Ghana kingdom before they themselves were eventually subjugated by the Bedouin Arab nomads coming from the east and the result gave the Moor’s ( see THE SOUTHERN CROSS BY ALAA EDDINE SAGID FOR ETHNIC JEWELS MAGAZINE)
Moonstone was used in Roman jewellery almost two thousand years ago, and even longer ago in the Orient. It was a popular choice of jewellers during the Art Nouveau period. In India, Moonstone has always been a sacred stone, with a special significance for lovers. It was believed that placing Moonstone in their mouths when the moon was full would allow them to see their future. Moonstone is also a traditional wedding gift there, for bringing harmony to the marriage.
A stone for “new beginnings”, Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength. It soothes emotional instability and stress, enhances intuition and stabilises the emotions, providing calmness.
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