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  Toya December 23, 2013 at 4:40pm

  Wow! A very impressive collection of Tunisian silver. I  have several necklaces that have been made of earrings and other parts put together to form something new. I wonder if this repurposing was a tradition in Tunisia. They seem to have existed in this form for quite awhile. Beautiful!
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  Marie-Ange December 23, 2013 at 4:55pm

  Thanks Toya, my idea is they just used what they had, if an earring was lost or broken it could be turned into a nice pendant or necklace so nothing would go to waste?? number 1, 4 and 5 all were earrings....
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  ait ouakli December 23, 2013 at 5:20pm

  marie, this is nice stuff. i like them all. as you wrote, some are arranged but they still keep their authenticity.

  the rihana chianes are splendid, typical handhammered ones.

  i like the hand in the midle too. do you know if from tunisia or lybia. this ones remins me always the garamants 4 fingers hand
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  Marie-Ange December 23, 2013 at 5:23pm

  Thanks Ait, I was very excited to find them, the seller did not have a clue as she inherreted them and just wanted to sell.  So she could not tell me where they were bought, she listed them beeing Tibetan...
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  ait ouakli December 23, 2013 at 5:26pm

  sometime our luck is based on our knowledge. they are all tunisian, now, i looked at the hand in big size view and saw the fishs.

  nice purashassing. congratulations
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  Marie-Ange December 23, 2013 at 5:31pm

  Yes I agree I was very lucky to find these....thanks a lot.
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  Edith D December 23, 2013 at 9:19pm

  The incorporation of old jewelry fragments into new pieces has a long history in Tunisia, and it is still popular for ladies to fashion old pieces into new creations.
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  Marie-Ange December 23, 2013 at 9:29pm

  Thanks Edith I did not know that, very clever to recycle parts you have into new creations.
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  Edith D December 23, 2013 at 9:50pm

  I think my favorite example of this was a necklace I saw someone wearing in Tunis that was decorated with only triangular shaped hooks normally used to fasten temporal ornaments to a headband or scarf.  The hooks in themselves were very pretty when arranged in a group as a very fancy bib necklace.