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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Two sizes of Bawsani beads combine with one of the characteristic Yemeni styles of q'tub, (amulet, hirz, mezuzzah), you name the article, capped off with fertility symbols at the clasp make this a remarkable enough necklace that is was included in the cover of Ornament Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2003. Lower left corner of cover.Online now at http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/craftsofthepast/3932207/
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