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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.

Treasure Beach Mfenguland Wild Coast South Africa

Posted by Ishvara Dhyan on November 5, 2014 at 2:55pm

...Recently I explored Treasure Beach to look for Chinese ceramic shards and carnelain trading beads from India that washed up on the beach after the Portuguese ship Santo Espiritu sank off the Wild Coast in 1608... we were the only ones on the beach and were lucky to find some treasures after 400 years