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! this is really fascinating for an interior of a bracelet!!! Impressing!
Thanks Eva. Impressing is a great way to describe it!
Hard to tell whether it originated from the hand of an Afghan or a Pakistani silversmith. Kabul and Peshawar sell almost the same style of almost everything from guns to cheese. That is indeed impressive.
Anna
Thank you Anna, for pointing out how closely tied these areas are. I imagine the Khyber Pass is an information highway. You know this area so well; it's truly wonderful to get your input.
Yes, the Khyber and the route from Baluchistan to Quetta are the legal crossings, but the border is entirely permeable all along it at the passes that are less travelled. There are ethnic communities that live part on one side and part on the other, so it is only natural that the *border* is not really recognized as legitimate by the members of some large ethnic (language) groups.