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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WOW...................mouth watering!!
this is one of the ones I should have kept for myself and was incredible. never saw another one with as many strands. I had a girl friend in college that had a three strand one from her grand mother and i always coveted it. I never got one for myself and then this came along. It was expensive but I could have afforded it then to keep it however I was selling so many incredible things then it was a matter of choosing and sometimes with so much available one thinks it will happen again. Mostly for special things you have to get them while you can.
Yep you should have kept this one but in those days there was a lot on the market to buy so you did not know it would become so rare and special now, I guess we all have sold items we pull hair out over now. What amazes me is how fast the selling market collapsed some years ago.
I knew it was rare as I had not seen one with this many lines but because alot of Central Asian items and other areas like Morocco were being dealt with and I kept from those areas, I had to make a choice. Now there is nothing much on the market so it's more impactful now. I sold that necklace in 05
Wow!
Could it be this came from Russia? on our local marketplace is a Russian lady selling 3 strands of similar looking coral tube beads. Can't download the picture as it is protected.
I've seen both Polish and Ukrainian coral necklaces like this, though not nearly as extensive. a rather nice Polish one with 8 or so strands just went on eBay for $251, nice hand-sanded, rounded beads all with traditional stringing.
This piece is interesting with the use of different sized beads in each strand. Linda, do you know how much this weighed? It is very lovely!
Yes that is what I find interesting too that not all beads have same size and shape, very attractive.
Hi yes these are either Polish Hungarian or Slav and are Russian. The thing I like is not just the shape of the beads but the silver saw toothed bezel that usually is on them. If I was to buy myself again for me, I would want those bezels on there. Usually coral is expensive and those prices seem very reasonable to me.
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