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Moroccan Perfume Amulet #1

Posted by kim price on July 5, 2010 at 1:46am

Strung with spindle whorls from Mali, vintage 'trade amber', large carved sea bamboo 'coral' beads, palm shell discs and Afghani silver beads. Worn here with multiple strands of Vulcanite.

Comments

Toya May 15, 2011 at 4:13am

Great design. Such a clever way to incorporate the perfume amulet into a necklace!
kim price May 15, 2011 at 4:17am

thanks so much, it is one of my favourite pieces and i wear it alot!
Eva Baby August 6, 2011 at 10:37pm

The perfume amulet could pass as a pendant if one is no expert... It's a beautiful necklace, very nicely made and "being half Malian" I love the spindle whorls..
kim price August 6, 2011 at 10:58pm

Thanks Eva Lea, I enjoy mixing elements from different cultures and time periods. That's alot of the fun, after finding the pieces! :-)

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