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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Could it be a hairpiece? it looks very nice, you have a lovely collection!
hi, no i don't believe it's a hairpiece. i've seen similar pendants being worn in pairs on each shoulder in a mongolian book, but the use of coloured glass is not typical mongolian. use of coloured glass does occur among the turkic peoples. the dealer sourced it in chinese turkestan/xinjiang where the different (turkic and mongoloid) tribes live close to each other so it is plausibe they borrowed each others styles. considering this, i believe it was worn by a kazakh woman, but sure i can never be. possibly it was worn as a waist ornament, so you can hook it on a belt. i've seen similar ornaments in chinese books described as waist decoration. just like my silver and blue enamel snuff tobacco pendant i also posted on this site.