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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Here three antique/old silver crosses. Although they look simular in design, the left one is called an Axum design, unhinged (a bit like Lynn's. The middle and the right are Lalibella crosses. Although hardly visable the two upper figures represents doves(birds) and that is one of the Lalibella caracteristics. They often have birds of 12 wings(representing the 12 disciples. The smallest one is really very refined (no good photo) but is a very lovely cross, it has 2 birds and 6 wings and in every spot an eye engraved, on both sides. Again all three good silver.