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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Gorgeous collection. I love the luminosity of the worn old silver. Congratulations on great finds!
Thank you, Lynn. Some of them will certainly remain cherished favourites!
Oh my, such a lovely photograph of these gorgeous worn silver treasures!
Beautiful bracelets. The variety of designs is very attractive. The fact that they were quite old and worn make them even more attractive pieces. Very very nice
Beautiful display, and lovely bracelets. Like everybodies comments the patina is great. The two on the bottom are also worn in the northern Ethiopia in good silver and mixed metal both but always small sizes. Love all four designs. Good work Betty. Gr. Ingrid.
Thank you everyone for your kind comments.
@ Ingrid: you are right, especially in Eritrea you find a lot of Nubian bracelets. The famous ERitrean singer Faytinga often wears lovely old pieces. I am lucky with mine, I can wear both, one is a bit tight, that's why I might pass it on. The other is perfect in size (and also older) and a favourite everyday piece. They are all excellent silver quality (800+).
Oh yes Betty, from the Nile they are and beautiful. Congratulations, this is a nice collection indeed! Peter
Betty, these are lovely and the photo shows that soft silver glow which is so difficult to capture against a dark background. How did you do it?
Hi Betty,
a wonderfull collection! Congratulations!
With best regards
Paul
Thank you, Paul. I wear all of them except for the Al Fayyoum cuff (on the left) which is sadly too small and therefore I eventually decided to put it up for sale.