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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.

Northern (11)

  • Kurdish necklace. Probably Iraqi Kurdistan, ca. 1920s.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Headgear or chest ornament. Kurdish, from northern Iraq, ca. 1900-1925.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Amulet necklace. Northern Afghanistan, ca. 1950-1975.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Woman's festive belt. Export from northern Syria, late-Ottoman, ca. 1900.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Forehead ornament. Kurdish, from northern Iraq, 2nd half of 19th century.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Young Chaldean women. Mosul, 1927.

    by Jean-Marie Criel

  • Northern Nigeria. Bronze currency choker, 6 inches wide 900 grams

    by Tesori Orientali

  • Great Kabylia-Algeria (Beni Yenni

    by Pat Rodriguez

  • Great Kabylia-Algeria (Beni Yenni

    by Pat Rodriguez

  • Typical Ethiopian mergaf

    by Betty

  • Moroccan Enameled fibula- Ibzimen

    by Kathleen McCabe-Elsey

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