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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I'm still looking for info on these, if anyone has any ideas....
though the snake feature is absent in morocco one find it a lot in eastern algeria on anklets and in very sophisticated urban tunisian gold coiled bracelets jewelled with diamonds.
Thank you! Very interesting. They are very large and actually fit around my neck rather like a torque.
women used to wear them as anklets but with very large shoes to prevent them from sliding out.....i remember seeing an old picture or pohemstcard with a woman wearing them
nice pieces there is also small ones as bracelets and long ones as belt. to find in saoura, atlas saharian and atlas aurasian until tunisia. the kabyles have them too
Very nice, Hillary. I very much like those. I have a similar one, Algerian, but missing the hook-clasp and the twisting in the main body. I will try to make a picture soon and have it posted.