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Part of Turkoman Tekke headjewellery

Posted by Johanne on June 2, 2011 at 1:42pm
part of Tekke canne (or cenne) Tekke tribe headjewellery; silver,fire gilded,carnelian stones. Endpiece of a longer item, originally fastened on the headscarf börik. Piece is12,5 cm=5 inch. without pendants. Picture on page 175 of the book Alter silberschmuck der Turkmenen, Dieter und Reinhold Schletzer. The pendants on this piece are not authentic,on this place original little chains and gilded ornaments with stones made a chaindiadem from about 35 a 40 cm. It 's a pity a lot of large Turkoman jewellery pieces are broke and cut in pieces to make them more saleable.
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  • ann January 15, 2012 at 6:57am

    Love this piece.  It is very beautiful.  Ann

  • Johanne January 15, 2012 at 8:39pm

    @Ann

    Thank you Ann, hope you will enjoy your membership of Ethnic Jewels!  And post some pictures of your own treasures..Maybe nice old tradebeads?

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