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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Terrific visually; and with most interesting and convincing comments. Many thanks. Such an interesting mixture!! - Must be very rare, too, surely?
I posted a photo of the inscription
Tribal Heritage: there is a series of images of details near this one, which is the one to show the whole object. The others all show various details. You should have no difficulty finding them!
I listed each one seperately as a photo, all the details should be in the home page photos.
The story of this cuff is that I sold these to the clients from photos I had seen, then on the way to the states, the cuffs were seized leaving Pakistan. One was cut open with a large cutting tool because they thought it had drugs in it. so it was destroyed. They were returned to the owners after sale was returned. Then about two years later or so I found them in Paris being sold , one as is, and the original client purchased them again because they were so spectacular and also because of the pedigree and who they were made for. I wouldn't have been able to afford these myself , were too expensive to keep.. .
wow, I would be pissed if I were the original supplier of these cuffs. Talking about a worst nightmare scenario for a supplier. I hope that in the near future, the new owners of your museum quality pieces will graciously allow display of their collection in a museum. Preferably somewhere in Europe!
They will be most likely stay in the states and perhaps eventually go to a museum.. the collection is very large.
Bad cess to all customs authorities that damage such beauty then try to pretend they didn`t. I speak from the heart having encountered this. I truly feel like cutting THEM open with a large cutting tool!
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