A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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Wonderful! I love them!
Beautiful design. Such a wonderful sense of abundance.
I see they are "Mali sourced", I have been so many times in Mali, but never seen them! (I must admit that I have not been looking for them at those times). But my Malian Family has tight connections to Mauritania, I imagine I could have gotten some.......... if........... (shame on me!).
Thanks a lot, Toya.
Eva, thanks for alerting me to my mistake. I have corrected it now. And I DO know the difference. It was a very gentle correction too!
Frankie, I was not sure.... Northern Mali (area Timbuktu) is very close to Mauritania and there used to live many Mauritanians there (I heard our Mauritanian friends have left to Mauritania during the turmoils). So it would have been possible that they were bought in Mali.. from Mauritanian sellers. I know that womens clothes and veils were sold in Timbuktu from Mauritania......in fact, one of our friends had a tiny shop, where he sold Food, Mauritanian clothes, plastic sandals, Turbans, thread for sewing, etc. etc..(a sort of "aunt Emma's shop" as they call it in German.... . so not impossible after all (that Mauritanian stuff was sold in Mali).
Fabulous Mrs. al Fadda.
I agree with Ann! What a harvest! Lovely beads.
Thanks, you two!
Mrs. Silver eh? I could go along with that.
Pretty spectacular Frankie!!
Thanks, Angela. Will you be going on another tour?
Have just started to have a dreadful lust for some fabulously gorgeous african traded coral beads I`ve seen. Just right for working into this. But, sadly, out of my range......
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