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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Dear Betty,
These fragments look gorgeous and are surely very old - the carving is delightful! Thank you for posting them.
In Bulgaria, such religious pieces belonged often to inhabitants of monasteries, hence, monks and nuns. The same goes with the mother of pearl inlaid buckles. Those buckles with religious motifs were usually worn by monks and nuns. Others were wearing similar buckles but with other motives - in many cases birds/eagles, etc..
Thank you Peter, that is some very interesting information! I remember the great belt buckles you showed us which were also inlayed with mother of pearl.
Looking at the shape of these fragments here, they once must have formed a larger round ornament - obviously with relating to Christmas.
Aha, there are others......(I just commented on one that I had seen), BEFORE reading the Information and comments on this Piece. It is beautiful!