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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Love it Toya!!!
Are those coins that are spacing the khamsas? Did you find this as we see it or did you put it together? It adds up powerfully. I have a khamsa similar to the one that is second to the left. It was the first piece of Moroccan jewelry that I bought, my entry drug, so to speak. Will post it soon.
Wonderful necklace, must be original found like this.
Absolutely spectacular !!!!!!!!!!!!
To answer your questions, I created this necklace by using a pair of very old fibula chains which are made of old coins connected by links. I added five khamsas from my collection. Originally I tried to add more khamsas to this piece but it did not hang right-engineering is a key part of designing, I think. Then I realized that five was okay, because the number five is part of what the khamsa symbol is about.
you are a great artist, thanks for sharing with us!
Well done, Toya. And beautifully engineered!
Thank you! This is really easy and elegant to wear. Two of the khamsas have hallmarks, one is rams head, but my photograpy skills are not accurate enough to capture hallmarks easily.