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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This one looks beautiful and old, from where does it come from?
Madam,It is from turkamanistan.Very beautiful indeed
Is the color enamel? I have never seen a Turkoman piece with enamel.
Lovely colors
My guess would be Afghanistan.
Marie,now that i have got experience in jewelry here,i have come to know that i have to make corrections of my errors made when i was new here..this bangle is neither from Yemen nor Afghanistan..It belong to one of Pakistan province namely Baluchistan...the exact location of this bracelet belonging is Loorlai.This bracelet is called Lorrlai Silver bracelet.There are some other varieties of this bangle exist,i will soon be posting their pictures here.that will help us all in learning about new dimension of ethnic jewelry.Thank you
Amir, I look forward to learning about a new ethnic jewellery dimension with you. Actually, I already have!
Baluchistan is in South Pakistan, am I right?
Yes Frankie, that's right...its southern province of Pakistan.
i have got some good pics of this bracelet..which i am going to post today..that will help all the members to know the art of loorlai.thank you
Thank you Amir, always good to learn and I am not very familiar with Baluchistan nor with Loorlai. We love to learn here!!
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