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Yemen necklace of classic silver beads for dowry

Posted by Anna Garner on September 27, 2011 at 2:56am

What every bride needed in Yemen was her own money coming into the marriage. So the most appropriate bride price or gift was a lot of silver. This necklace design did not waste a single bead or amulet; it is all silver

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