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 absolutely love it!
Thank you Hillary! I did not polish it for years, well polished it looks like real silver.I think it is also called "German silver" another name for alpaca??
So very nice!
I`ve learnt from a friend who works in the antique jewellery trade that another name for alpaca/German silver is "old silver". Untill she told me I was completely unaware of this and it`s something one could easily get caught out by.
Alpaca has nothing to do with silver, is only copper, nickel and zinc...........
Does not mean the headdress is less beautiful by it!!
This Balkan jewelry is starting to form a memorable pattern, red and greed glass cabachones and more bronze color metal. Of course lots of jewelry is made with alpaca, especially Turkoman and Nepalese.
Thanks Frankie, Marie-Ange and Patricia for your comments. Yes I know there is no trace of real silver in alpaca. I find it confusing these different names for non-silver..Often they pretend to be silver..I recently bought a nice wellmade bracelet with inside the mark "Siam Sterling". When I tested it, it was no silver at all..