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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Lovely central pendant. I would love to see a close up; it looks gilded as well as enameled.
I would like to call attention to the large beads higher up. Marie-Ange placed them in Turkye, I thought they were from Ethiopia and see here they are in Central Asia. Beautiful.
The beads on the necklace are reminiscent of the "marriage" necklace from Tadjikistan -- the one necklace that so many of us possess in so many variations, the central pendant looks like a Turkish treatment of an Uzbeki pendant -- or maybe an Uzbeki pendant. Very nice combo and, of course, I am very partial to the blue.
I think the large higher up silver beads on each side are likely to be turkmen in this combination of beads. Though it`s the first time I`ve seen them used in a marriage necklace of this type.
I find the pendant very interesting.