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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Thanx Peter
beautiful piece!
This is a huge WOW for me!!! Congrats and if it is for sale I bet it will go very quickly. What are the flower shapes with the green stones mounted on, is it a flat gemstone like jade or is it silver?
@ Lynn
I would have loved it to be some sort of semi precious stone but it is just plain silver
Hello Alaa eddine,
I send you a picture (Antwerpen Museum of Ethnography) of a bridal costume from northwestern Anatolia (Bursa province, Keles district, Karakeçeli Yörük ethnic group), with a lot of jewelry. One item (above the large belt buckle) is a pair of small 'clasps', sewed to the red vest, that are similar to yours (but less 'heavy', which is a general characteristic of NW Anatolian jewels versus the Eastern Anatolian jewelry). These 'garment clasps' can be purely decorative (as are these ones), or can have a 'hook & eyelet'-system, which makes the clasps functional.
Best greetings, JM.
Thanx Jean-Marie,
I am more and more conviced that my piece had to be used in a similar way. As clues are building up, the Armenian provenance is pretty sure and a use a a vest clasp or at least chest adornment is very likely.