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IMG_1024Ethiopian silver fertility necklace

Posted by ingrid Langerak on February 23, 2015 at 10:17pm
This Ethiopian silver fertility necklace is an unique variety, original, made up of Tigrai/Wollo traditional fertility symbols combined with large size ferrrtility symbols from the Wollo/Orgoba/Jimma pieces brought together with good silver albu( anklet beads).
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  • ingrid Langerak February 23, 2015 at 10:56pm

    Ethiopian fertility necklace, with the special Jimma fetility symbols. (original condition)

  • Betty February 24, 2015 at 2:02pm
    Very lovely, especially the large fertility beads. You Do not see them very often.
  • ingrid Langerak February 24, 2015 at 2:30pm

    Quite right, they are rare.  They are also not worn as a full set, mostly combined with a pendant they are high silver. (Jimma are and Wollo/argobba.

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