silver torque with glass stones

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silver torque with glass stones

Posted by howah on December 26, 2010 at 6:18pm

probably from pakistan. was sold to me as uzbek. a similar version can be found in book 'Identity, beauty, rank and prestige' by Linda Pastorino.

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Joost Daalder March 21, 2011 at 8:38pm

I'd think Pakistan rather than Uzbekistan, Howah. A pretty good piece, anyway!
Linda Pastorino April 2, 2011 at 3:01am

Hi, I didn't notice this before.. this is very nice. I also just sold another one that was similar and was actually from Nepal. They made them in both places. This is a very nice piece!
howah April 4, 2011 at 8:33pm

Hey, I was very lucky to have been able to find this piece a few years ago. Do you happen to have a photo of a tribal woman wearing a similar torque? I also collect photos of tribal people wearing traditional jewelry and clothing. For me it's important not just to own a piece of history, but also to know it's socio-cultural position and background.
Joost Daalder April 4, 2011 at 9:23pm

I don't recall having seen ANY photo of this precise piece, Howah, leave alone of it being shown as worn. A further problem I would have is that even if I did have a photo in hard copy, I don't myself scan ... It's attractive to see an article worn, for sure, and certainly we agree on the importance of context - Truus explores that heavily in *Ethnic Jewellery and Adornmnet", as you will see.
Linda Pastorino April 4, 2011 at 10:25pm

Hi Howah,

I will look through my books, I might have something like this being worn. will e mail you if I find it.
Joost Daalder April 4, 2011 at 10:54pm

That's a good proposal, Linda, for you are very likely to have more material than Truus and I. And presumably you can get a picture across. Good luck!
Marie-Ange August 5, 2011 at 1:30pm

Wow, amazing looking silver torque!!
Joost Daalder August 5, 2011 at 1:35pm

Whatever it is precisely, Howah, it is a nice piece!
Marie-Ange January 3, 2012 at 10:12pm

Looked it up, page 61 in that wonderful book, this one is one of my favorites!! great find Howah!
howah January 3, 2012 at 10:39pm

Ah, you have that book too. Very good purchase Marie-Ange. The one in the book is a stunner. It's always a delight to be able to compare your own piece to one in a book and to learn about it. In this case, I think Linda's example is more sophisticated and mine is more tribal, but both are beauties in their own right.

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silver torque with glass stones

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