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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.

Three beautiful sisters...

Posted by Betty on July 12, 2016 at 6:35pm

....from a silver-gilt Indonesian pectoral measuring about. 22 x 8cm; just under 60grams.This is one of the very few Indonesian and I would appreciate any help with a more precise ID. I would also be interested in how and by whom it might have been originally worn and what the leaf-shaped pendants might symbolize....

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