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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I made this photo to show the possiblity of different designs as well as the different colors in the gold, as both are 18 kt. gold.. Like I wrote on Richards beautiful golden Muria, the balls are made in mals of two halfs which are later soldered together in a very skilfull way. After they are finished liquid resin is being poured into them in order to prevent the denting. This is the same way as the silver Murias are or were made.
Lovely pieces.
i have the same necklace with slightly different beads but identical finials from eastern saudi arabia.
Though the beads are hollow, yours seem to patronize the indian technique of lac filled beads.
Don't seem to be odd since my undesrtanding is that eastern africa has got some indian influences on jewels.
They are simply gorgeous Ingrid! Congratulations. Peter
very true Alaa, I do believe firmly that the Indian models have been traded and finally locally made. With India there was only trade never Indians settled in Ethiopia, the jewelers are all Ethiopian and in Harrar some jewish Yemenites. These beads are only worn in the place Harrar (Ethiopia, not in the rest of Ethiopia. Is it too much to ask to show us you piece for compareason? I am quite curious about the patttersn of the beads. Like in the necklace of Richard there are some stunning beautiful beads so deeply patterned. Gr. Ingrid.
I wholeheartly support Ingrid's request, Alaa. It would be great to see your necklace.
Just found an old postcard from Ethiopia showing Afar brides from Tadjourah in Djibouti wearing gold Murias and chokers together with strands of amber or faux amber and huge "banana" pendants. Sorry, the quality of the pic is not that great....
... better picures can be found here:
https://www.pinterest.com/ArtagenceBijou1/bijou-original-djibouti/
Amazing necklaces, amazing photos! Absolutely fabulous!
One of the texts accompanying the pictures quotes an article from the National Geographic (no exact reference given):
"Sebera Seko, a Muslim bride from the family of the Sultan of Tadjourah, enhances her already considerable beauty with some of the most exotic gold jewelry found in the Horn of Africa. Because of her father's involvement in the dhow sea trade, she is given jewelry that comes from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, and India. [A dhow is an Arab type of sailing vessel.]"
Hi Betty, great girl, these are the ones I was refering to. Stunning aren.t they? Well done. I hope Richard is looking at those. Leaves me of the hook.Thank you . Gr. Ingrid.
Total beauties and wonderful jewelry.
I like when some of them mix silver and gold jewelry, i fond it soo naive!
I will try to shoot the necklace from saudi arabia in the week end!
Thanx all
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