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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Delicate piece, love the waterfall of Hamzas!
re featuring this beauty!!
lovely to look at it again!
Similar is for sale on Ebay now.
What is the number? I would like to see it.
Thank you again, Edith, for all the good pieces you post and our informative work. It is a joy to learn about Tunisian jewellery, about which prior to seeing your pieces here I knew very little. And I not least appreciate your scholarly descriptions!
Thanks for everyone's interest and comments! I'm glad everyone enjoyed this piece!
I just saw one of these posted for sale and was appalled by the high price and its description as "late 19th-early 20th century." Not so! This necklace is mid to late 20th century. I know this BECAUSE it has a row of stars...the star design was developed by an Italian jeweler from the goldsmith school in Tripoli sometime in the 1930s. Earlier models did not have the row of stars. I suspect that these are still being made. I purchased my necklace used according to its weight. These necklaces, like so many Tunisian pieces, are not rare, but are under-represented in western collections. A similar necklace does appear in the Bir collection.
I was blown away by the price on this one as well but I think it represents the western demand for Tunisian pieces. I think this may be a hard sell at that price although many of the other pieces on that site have sold for relatively high prices.
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