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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I love these!
I had forgotten in India they have a hand symbol also which is a fatter version of the more usual. Hamsa hand which for Indians relates to the mudras and chakras. in the old days, (sometimes in rural communities) the hand symbolizes the womself-immolation of a woman on her husband's funeral pyre - was outlawed by the British administration in India in 1829, who have given up their lives when their husbands die. I have a sati stone which was from the wall of a building , in marble from around the 18th c .. i believe a recent Sati burning took place in the late 1980's , at least while i was there living in India.