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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Fab collection
Nice collection Kathleen ! Did you acquire them in Ethiopia ?
These are actually hand crosses, processional crosses are the bigger ones (like the one you mention measuring 24'') which sit ontop a wooden staff.
In the middle you have a nice mamqwam which also sits on a staff. Church goers rest on them as mass last a long time and no one sits down.
I should have checked on your website before posting... you describe the different types of crosses very well.
You might be interested to know that for larger crosses, they are sometimes assembled, ie, several pieces are cast and then inserted into one another, tongue and groove fashion.
Another interesting fact is that every cross has a ''hidden'' meaning. For example, the cross from the St-George church in Lalibela, the troglodyte church complex, represents the actual cross shaped monolithic building which itself is a representation of Noah's ark... I was in Lalibela over 12 times and would find something new with each visit. I'll post some of the beautiful crosses I saw.