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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Nice! I have one with 5 divisions. These with 6 divisions are more difficult to find.
Do you confirm Edith that these very long bracelets do come from Kerkennah islands off Sfax coast?
The longest ones are indeed very scarce!!
I myself am no expert (especially since I have yet to visit Kerkennah), but according to Sethom's book on Tunisian jewelry (if I am understanding the French correctly), she attributes these pieces to the countryside around Sfax ("arriere-pays de Sfax"). I assume that this does include Kerkennah, but perhaps also the rural interior of the same region.
The necklace in this picture is similar to one I have which has also been attributed to the area around Sfax. Is it possible that all of the pieces in this collection come from the same region?
Probably Toya, except for the crescent fibula which comes from further south. But then we can expect these fibulas to be available and abundant in every jewelry shop geared towards tourists (at least at that time) for they were very much exoctic and sought after!
My understanding is that Edith has told us that the crescent fibulas are abundant on the market desptite theur scarcity abroad!!
Which might be becuse of Tunisia being quite much underder the radar of colectors and dealers that do travel on purpose for jewelry, opposite to let's say Morocco or India!