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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It's interesting, for sure - but I must confess it does not otherwise move me much! Still, worth seeing.
Similarly to the Mandala stupa pendant, this is as good as it gets for South Indian temple jewelry..
This has alot of coins attesting to the giver's wealth, also that it was donated early on and was in the temple from that time to the date I purchased it it in the mid 80's. This is classic south Indian design which we don't see much in non gold jewelry. The size , scale and age of this , and the way it was used is something that for me being that I lived in Indian and in my past sold the most Indian jewelry in my early career , is probably the most important piece of Indian jewelry that I owned. Of all the pieces I let go of, this one to me is the one that I feel the most discontent with selling. It went to my best friend however I think about it every day.. and silver price has sky rocketed since. The age of the rupees is also really unheard of to be all of same date range and age so it's a highly important piece. As well was massive and made a huge impact when one saw it. The length of this was about 30" long on the longest row.
Thank you for those comments, Linda - very informative.