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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very interesting Information, thank you! Nice to see, never seen before.
This one does have lots of lovely charms. Coincidentally I`ve just been viewing just the basic brooch on an online site about an hour ago. I got as far as thinking it`s from S. America but couldn`t get further though I knew I should know. I had no idea the two facing birds represented Africa and Brazil. Thank you, Ishvara.
Hi Anna! Hope all`s well with you.
Great information. I'd always assumed that they were old tourist trinkets for visitors to Bahia Brazil, with the charms representing the produce industries, fishing, and a mate gourd with figa (Portuguese/ Brazilian hamsa) to ward off the evil eye!
Yes Anna , i bought it yesterday at an Antique shop in Johannesburg for $10-00 ... one of the perks of living in South Africa is stumbling across unusual finds at rediculously low prices ... There are so many interesting finds here because we were the halfway stop between Europe and Asia for 300 years
This is lovely! Thanks for the interesting information.
Frankie - Hi! All is excellent - thank you! Hope you're just as happy!
Very good information thank you for sharing
These charms really appeal to me also.