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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very nice and interesting piece!
I think this is a very interesting necklace. The fact that it combines different types of pendants and beads makes it very much an authentic, home made design. I particularly like the little handmade chain that attaches to the hamsa and the fish pendants.
Thanks all...I have decided that the interesting aspect of this necklace is the sense it gives of the struggle the bride's family endures to outfit her in a traditional costume (VERY EXPENSIVE!!!) The Mahdia costume is comprised of silks, some embroidered with silver and gold threads, and massive amounts of jewelry. A Tunisian lady I know says that the family begins to assemble the bridal trousseau as soon as a girl is born. The lady who told me this shared an expensive hand-made costume embroidered with real silver threads with all her female cousins (the costume in turn altered for each girl's wedding). The family sold it after the girls were married. I suspect the plastic beads on the above necklace were a way of economizing because there are so many expensive pieces involved in the bride's outfit.