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Hi Frankie, it's from Nepal. Similar necklaces can be found in books like 'jewelry of Nepal' by Hannelore Gabriel and 'a world of necklaces' from the Ghysels collection. It's called a Jantar.
Thanks so much, Howah. Glad you were out there. So many books to buy!
Ah, got it now. Jantar (Nepalese) equals ghau (Tibetan).
yes, books are an essential part of the collecting, but it doesn't need to be expensive. i buy most books secondhand and good deals can be had. you have to invest some time and effort though. shop around, prices vary greatly. but they are a good investment and they teach you so much about the objects of our affection. jewelry of nepal is a nice book by the way, providing lots of background information about the different ornaments and covering all the regions.
I buy second-hand, too, and am gradually building up my collection. Jewelry of Nepal is next on my list now.
But the internet can be quite good, too. Since you told me it`s a jantar I have been able to find the very design. Now I know it`s from the Middle Hills region of Nepal. A very satisfactory piece of sleuthing for which I`m grateful for your excellent input, Howah.
Sorry, Frankie, and indeed howah: I posted comment on the other photo before seeing this. What I say there is exactly in tune with howah's comment!! I.e. I also designate it as Nepalese, refer to the same two books (with page numbers, even), and also commend the buying of books for identification. I failed to mention the box is a jantar, however. You could not find two comments independently arrived at which are more similar in nature, I imagine. I should have left my comment on the other photo until I had seen this one, but for some reason saw the other one on its own without this, and have only just arrived HERE now ... You are right, Frankie, to follow through on howah's comments by going to the internet as well, but it is still the case that you need the books, too. And if you are at all interested in Himalayan jewellery, then the Gabriel book is a significant help. Glad to see you have put it on your list. In truth, collecting at all seriously without good books is virtually impossible, from any particular place in the world, and you'd have to do an awful lot of travelling otherwise, as the internet doesn't as yet match books in the info it provides. Obviously, ALL of these sources are potentially useful. As are your friends here - this is a good instance of that.
You have some beautiful jewellery Frankie! I've seen these worn by the Gurung people in Nepal, when we lived there.
Thank you, Preethi. It`s certainly an eclectic collection. I`m imagining the Gurung as rather a noisy bunch now. The piece in the photo clanks when worn like the the old notion of a gaoler with his keys. Wearing it is not an act lightly undertaken!
I must change its` title.
Regarding books, Joost, you are "preaching to the converted". I cannot, would not and do not live my life without them, in this field as well as in many others. Those that love them do not need a dissertation from me as to why. Those that don`t - that`s their choice but I can`t help feeling that their lives are the poorer without them.
Very good comments regarding books, Frankie! Best wishes.
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