the most interesting bead fair of the year -in UK on Sunday 7th october!
lots of wonderful antique, ethnic, unusual beads and jewellery and know-how, all under one roof.
do come and say hello if you are around-
there will be bead dealers from West Af
Read more…Bead Society of Great Britain
23rd Annual Beadwork and Bead Fair 2012
Europe's finest bead fair
Our Bead Fair consists of vendors of materials such as loose beads, threads, fasteners and accessories, tools, books, know-how (for example I publicise
Read more…Hi there! New on the forum, I hope you guys can help me out with these earrings I got today here in Hue, Vietnam. They're supposed to be stretch earrings for women from a hill tribe here in Vietnam according to the seller. Couldn't find anything abo
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Does anyone have a copy of David Rouach's book Les Talismans: Magie Et Tradition Juives? I was wondering if this has information on jewellery.
Thanks,
Preethi
Read more…Could anybody help me with some pictures from Jewels from the State of Karnatake
for example Khade or Uddurs or Muruva or Dhoras!!
I am leaving next month and cannot find pictures of the Jewels!!
Anybody has advise as well for Kerala Tribal Jewels an
Read more…The Harratine Berbers of Morocco live in the southern oasis towns at the very edges of the Sahara.
Their roots are further south in sub Saharan Africa.
It is widely thought that their forefathers were originally stolen from
Read more…https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/forum/topics/harratine-berbers-of-morocco
The above link will take you to the discussion
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Read more…From your private collection or from that of a famous museum. It may also be a picture of another member here or one that you just pickec from the net or from a book (with all due respect to copyright).
That makes you drool and may even haunt your d
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I want to tell you all about a project that I have launched that aims to use jewelry as a way to help fund my teaching work in Marrakech. The project is called Zakat Jewelry and is named after the Muslim practice of giving. The proje
Read more…In 1973, we did not have Wikipedia so I had to read about the Ghaznavid Empire from other sources, but we are now gifted with the internet. Here is what Wikipedia, that compendium of human knowledge writes about the empire whose seat was at now humb
Read more…Hi All,
We have quite a few beads that I think are from Yemen. We have some that are similar, but different enough that I'm wondering if they may be something different altogether.
This seems like an excellent place to find out!
I'll post photo
Read more…I am currently searching for a copy of a book entitled "Les Costumes Traditionnels Feminins de Tunisie" by Aziza Ben Tanfous (ca. 1970). If anyone has seen a copy of this book for sale, I would be grateful if you could send me contact info for the s
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Can anybody help me identify the origin of this coat?
I got it from somebody,who was collecting african jewelry.
Some parts of it remind me of Haussa cloth,but I
have never seen this kind of patterns.It is such a beautiful piece.
Read more…Hi can turquoise be found in Morocco. I'd like to bring some beads for trading, and was wondering what might be appreciated there?
Thank you
Shelley
Read more…Hi,
I inherited these objects, which were purchased in Tunisia in the 1960s. I have done some research and identified one as a fibula, and the half-moon shaped as a hilal? I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help me identify the approximate age
Read more…There are many aspects to consider in the processes of the enamelling..
First aspect to consider is the available materials. I shall not make a comprehensive list of glass dates sources and chemical components, as I believe that to most it would be d
Read more…Further to the discussion on the use of glass beads in the production of enamelled wares.
The earliest known Venetian glass beads to be traded to Africa by the European boats sailing the Mediterranean and the West coast of Africa were the 7 layered
Read more…Greetings from California!
I recently acquired some of the beads in the attached picture. There origin has been mentioned as Mauritania or Yemen, and the gold color possibly due to actual gold content. I was hoping that someone would recognize th
Read more…Advice on how to buy an ancient and ethnic piece of jewellery.
1. Unless you really know this type of jewellery and are satisfied with what you consider a bargain price, do not buy from a salesman or establishment that doesn’t guarantee in writing th
Read more…Hello,
I am new to this site, so please forgive me if I don't quite understand how the discussions work, as well as my lack of knowledge on many of these subjects. That is why I'm here, to learn! I'm somewhat new to collecting, at least the sort
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