From the Calabrian:

Anitìnu : piece of cloth sewn into a "bag" to be worn hung around the neck, inside which, according to personal needs and orientation, a talisman was inserted.
Guardianu : guardian

 

The magical ritual of Abitìnu has roots in the mists of time when the Calabrian people, as a remedy for spells and evil fluids, tied a talisman around their neck to protect the evil one and attract good luck.

the Abitìnu guardianu is a shining steel armor, embroidered with gaudy and multiform ancestral geometries, call of prodigies and warning for the wicked. The clay decorations are generators of connections between the life-giving force of the earth and the soul of the wearer.
The Abitìnu, holder of magical power, is baptized and raised to a talisman with the insertion of the Key, a personal object to be placed inside the triangular casket, magical geometry guarding the Key itself.

 

Dimensions: internal diameter 23 cm

Materials: steel, clay, cotton, fabric

Photo: Alfredo Muscatello