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  Kathleen McCabe-Elsey June 21, 2011 at 4:56pm

  Beautiful - Yes like my ring!
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  Isabel Iglesias June 21, 2011 at 5:13pm

  In fact I have 2 bracelets this pattern...are you interested to buy??
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  Ethnic Embellishments June 21, 2011 at 5:18pm

  Isabel, this looks very much like Miao Chinese minority work.  I'll see if I can find an example.
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  Isabel Iglesias June 21, 2011 at 5:26pm

  That's true Hillary...I have another one with same motif but it closes like the Miao bracelets...so maybe they are not from Orissa but from the Miao...
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  Ethnic Embellishments June 21, 2011 at 5:30pm

  I have a feeling they may be Miao.  The Chinese have been prolific in producing this style of work and I have seen them being sold in many countries as work from other cultures NOT Miao.  They are lovely, regardless!  The closure is also typical of many Chinese pieces.
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  Ethnic Embellishments June 21, 2011 at 5:33pm

  Here is an item number for eBay: 220799779133, these are new bracelets, but in the same style.  These have the traditional closures, but sometimes they are left off to appeal to the Western market that seems to prefer cuff bracelets.
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  Joost Daalder June 23, 2011 at 10:17pm

  Hillary is right: these are MIao, in a rather non-descript style, and now often made by them. They are wearable, but should not be thought of as culturally significant.