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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Rare and beautiful pieces, Ingrid! I love the unusual swirly pattern...
Thank you Betty. a pity I have only one. The bells of this one are complete. I just pushed them inside to show up the swirls.
Fantastic piece Ingrid
Do you have any idea on how the swirls were executed?
Hi Alaa eddine Sagid, I do not know, The swirls are very uniform and perfectly executed. This type of work is not seen in later work. I do have more pieces with this type of work . But as i am not organized right now, I will have to get back to you some days later. Gr. Ingrid.
No problem Ingrid, take your time.
It is just that these swirls are so neat and perfectly executed, i am not surprised this technique was lost for it would have been time and skill consuming!
Thank you Peter. Wouldn't it have been great if I had the set of this beauty anklet? Gr. Ingrid.
Very interesting style and indeed very detailed swirl pattern which was done is great perfection... First time for me to see such fancy patterns in old silver...Congratulations on this fancy find.. Thanks for posting it.
Thank you for featuring this anklet from Ethiopia. Gr. Ingrid.
An exceptionally beautiful, rare, and old anklet. I like the little touch of Ottoman influence that it shows, but the soul is Ethiopian. A similar style of anklet is in the V&A from the 1860s, from the estate of Queen Woyzaro Terunesh (a very sad story.) The difference is that the body of those anklets is filigreed rather than engraved. I like yours better!
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