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- Welcome to the Ethnic Jewels Magazine Archive. This is a collection of objects and information which was shared in our Facebook communities. The information is arranged in a fully searchable database which I hope you will enjoy using Thank you for visiting and also for contributing. Warmest wishes Sarah ETHNIC JEWELS MAGAZINE
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A pair of Rajisthani adornments made up white beads and mirror attached on a long cotton string. They are used as attachments to women’s waists, or decoration on camels. From India. Click here to see the original post.tags: adornment, Adornments, beads, cotton, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, mirror, Rajasthan, tassel
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A silver enamelled Anti-Atlas temple ornament, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A pair of Rajisthani small band tassel adornments, made up white & multiple-colours beads and mirror attached on a long cotton string, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: beads, cotton, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, mirror, Rajasthan, tassel
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey “Old World” Nepalese Amber, African “amber”, Yoruba money belt. Silver Tuareg Kitabs, Ethopian Processional crosses and more in a display. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelian Donohoe This is a silver amulet or talisman box with the name of God engraved upon one side in Arabic and a flower on the other side and it would have been proscribed for the wearer to be helped in the cult with prayers and invocations placed … Continue reading "Amulet – Egypt"tags: allah, amulet, arabic, Egypt, Egyptian silver, engraved silver, pendant, Silver, symbols and protection, talisman
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Hindu Pilgrim’s silver Krishna amulet pendant Necklace (Chhedi ka Jantar). Rajasthan, India 19th century. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Hindu pilgrim’s silver Ganesh amulet pendant (Chhedi ka Jantar). Rajasthan, India. 19th-early 20th century. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste From Himachal Pradesh, Northern India. High percentage silver and enamel-work. Collected in the Mandi area during the 1980s. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste From Himachal Pradesh, Northern India. High percentage silver and enamel-work. Collected in the Mandi area during the 1980s. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – ToyaPosted by – Toya A silver engraved Devi amulet pendant, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – ToyaPosted by – Toya A silver amulet pendant engraved with multiple deities, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – ToyaPosted by – Toya A silver amulet pendant, engraved with a depiction of Behru, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – ToyaPosted by – Toya A silver amulet pendant engraved with deities, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder House Jewel or amulet from Mongolia, early 20th Century. Made from silver, rich enamels and beads. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder A large silver enamelled amulet pendant, from Mongolia. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Photo credit- Charlotte Dakin-Norris An Amulet from Northern Oman made from silver. Featuring ayat al- kursi from Surat albarqra, the second sura of the Quran. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A large Tekke-Turkoman bozbend amulet with a large central carnelian. Mid 19th Century from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A gilt silver amulet with glass stones and central carnelian, applied lozenges. From Western Yomud, Turkmenistan, first quarter 20th Century. Click here to see the original post.tags: 20th Century, carnelian, glass stones, Silver, silver gilt, Turkmen, Turkmenistan, turkoman, Turkomen, yomud
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A silver bozbend amulet, with central carnelian. An Ersari piece from Turkmenistan/Afghanistan, late 19th or early 20th Century. Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghan silver, Afghanistan, amulet, carnelian, pendant, Silver, Turkmen, Turkmenistan, turkoman, Turkomen
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Amulet from Uzbekistan country – Uzbekistan (Bukhara). Silver gilt, turquoise beads, and a large agate. Amulet for a horse, or to hang on a wall. Circa 1900. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A rare amulet box from Rajasthan, India. Can be opened on the side. The backside shows a flower, which usually stand for the Tree-of-Life: the roots in the underworld, the stem in our world and the flower with the gods. Silver, glass stones. 4,5cm x 4,4cm, … Continue reading "Amulet box – India"
- Picture credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder A Silver Filigree Islamic Amulet Box with Agate & Silver Beads, from Yemen or Oman. Click here to see the original post.tags: agate, agates, amulet, amuletic, beads, box, filigree, Islamic, Silver, silver beads, silver filigree, silver jewellery of yemen, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Silver, Ethiopian amulet boxes, which are also commonly found in Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of large silver, scroll holders and protective amulet boxes, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, amulet, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, prayer boxes, protection, scroll box, scroll holder, Silver
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver amulets and scroll holders from Ethiopia. All are dated pre-1930. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of Ethiopian silver prayer amulets, used for a protective purpose. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Ethiopian bone amulets with the protective eye symbols. They are worn on the strings of old Italian Murano Trade beads, and Czech Russian blues beads, and the endings often with padre beads.. They should be worn with two amulets. As the necklaces are long so that … Continue reading "Amulets – Ethiopia"
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver protective amulets from Ethiopia/Eritrea. They were commonly used to hold scrolls or other protective elements. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A couple of silver Berber perfume amulets/pendants, from Ait Baha in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze Tuareg slave ankle bracelet/cuff, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Giovanna SerafiniPosted by – Giovanna Serafini A silver anklet with glass beads, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze ankle cuff, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze Tuareg slave ankle bracelet, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Eritrean fertility anklet (original one of a set), made in weighty good silver of 835/1000. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Eritrean fertility anklet (originally one of a set), with great file grain work, and made of weighty good 835/1000 silver. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak An Ethiopian anklet, one of what should be a pair, worn during special occasions. Solid silver with gold plating and engraved pattern on the body. Dated approximately 1900. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak An anklet made up of silver fertility symbols, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, anklet, anklets, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, fertility symbols, Silver, silver beads
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak An anklet made up of silver fertility symbols, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, anklet, anklets, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, fertility symbols, Silver, silver beads
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze Tuareg ankle cuff, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Cast brass, one part anklet (wankidi) worn by the Lambadi or Banjara gypsy women, Central India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Isabel IglesiasPosted by – Isabel Iglesias A silver anklet, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A classic design silver anklet from the Red Sea coast, Yemen, with beads to frighten away evil spirits. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Pair of silver and coral anklets from Kabyle, Algeria. Dated 19th/20th century. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A couple of silver enamelled anklets with coral, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A couple of large silver anklets with large corals. Early 20th Century, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A pair of large silver anklets, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver, Ethiopian anklets, from the Wollo region. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Ethiopian 19th century anklet of heavy silver, with gild and with an underlay of red foil underneath, decorated with tiny bells and glass. These sets are given as a bridal dowry by Nobility. Guilding is done with permission of the King or Emperor, at that time … Continue reading "Anklets – Ethiopia"
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of heavy, silver gilded Ethiopian anklets, used as part of a wealthy Amhara nobility wedding dowry. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A pair of bronze Tuareg ankle cuffs, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver Ethiopian/Eritrean anklets chains (they come in sets of 2 original). They are rolled on till the ankle and rest partly on the feet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of solid silver anklets from Ethiopia or Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A Pair of footbangles from Rajasthan, India, Silver. Can be worn around the wrist too. The front slides open to the side. 6cm diameter, 120 grams. Click here to see original post.
- Picture Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Silver anklets from Gujarat, India. Protective patterns are seen punched into the silver in a circular shape on one, triangular on the other. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Isabel IglesiasPosted by – Isabel Iglesias A pair of silver anklets, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Alaa Eddine Posted by – Joost Daalder Anklets from Morocco. Solid silver, silver gilt filigree, red velvet fabric. Circa 1850-1925. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A pair of silver anklets, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A pair of silver anklets, from Rabat in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelia Donohoe A pair of anklets from the Ibo (Igbo) tribe of Nigeria. Made of Brass. Ibo females wore these anklets as a symbol of their status such as higher ranked. The women that wore these anklets were unable to perform daily domestic duties. Click here to see original … Continue reading "Anklets – Nigeria"
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Silver anklets probably made in Oman (Indian in character). The front of each anklet is more than 7 cms high, and the pieces are very heavy. Click here to see original post.
- Posted by- Tess Axson Johnson Photo credit- Tess Axson Johnson Two Anklets from Tamil Nadu, Southern India Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey An ivory arm band, from Asia. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste Bazuband (ornament for the upper arm) from the Banjara in Maharashtra, India, It was made from an embroidered cotton piece and cowrie shells. Click here to see original post.tags: arm ornament, armband, Banjara, Bazuband, cotton, cowrie shells, embroidery, India, Maharashta, shells
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A Naga beaded arm band on fibre, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder A New Guinea “Mwali”, a wealth ornament (technically an armband) passed on as a gift from one person to another in the so-called Kula cycle. Click here to see the original post.tags: arm bands, arm ornament, armband, armbands, Glass bead, glass beads, new guinea, ornament, papua new guinea, shell
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak An uncommonly large silver upper arm bracelet, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Upper arm bracelets made of bronze, from Ethiopia. They are decorated with protective eye symbols and other mystic symbols. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver, upper arm bracelets from the Harrar region of Ethiopia. These would often be used as part of a dowry. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver upper arm bracelets from the Harrar region of Ethiopia, often worn as bridal jewellery. Click here to see the original post.tags: arm bands, arm ornament, armband, armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, bridal, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Harrar, Harrargue, Silver, silver bracelets, wedding, wedding jewellery
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver arm bracelets, commonly worn by noble people in the Harrar region of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver enamelled Kabyle arm cuff, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm This is an upper arm cuff worn by the Naga people; made from wood to resemble ivory. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste Arm Ornament from the Naga, Orissa, India. Made in lost-wax cast from a copper alloy. 9cm long, diameter 8cm18/19th century. This type is called heirloom bangle. Jacobs – The Nagas, page 264-265. Catalogue of Barbier-Mueller. Click here to see original post.tags: arm ornament, armband, bangle, copper, copper alloy, India, Indian Jewellery, lost-wax cast, Naga, orissa
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A silver Bazuband (arm ornament), cut out revealing cloth original dori string silver ends. 18th Century, from Pakistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Susi JonstonPosted by – Joost Daalder A silver, adjustable armband from the Miao in Southwest China. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A mesh silver and leather Rajasthani armband, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: arm bands, armband, armbands, India, Indian Jewellery, indian silver, Leather, Rajasthan, Silver
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Naga style carved boars tusk arm band, from the Philippines. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A couple of Nagaland armbands, made up of silver, cowrie shells and leather, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste Pair of silver arm bands from the Rashaida peoples of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and East Africa. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste Silver armband from Egypt. Silver filigree work and red glass or carnelian stone. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A beaded armlet made up of metal beads and cotton tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A brass armlet with cotton embroidery, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A silver armlet, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Maharashtra armlet made up of cotton embroider textile and then decorated with colourful tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Rajasthani armlet made up of cotton and glass beads, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, cotton, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, Rajasthan
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Rajasthani armlet made up of cotton and glass beads, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, cotton, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, Rajasthan
- Picture credit – Manish Khavadiya Posted by – Manish Khavadiya A Rajisthani armlet made up of white and coloured glass beads, a thick cotton string and tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A pair of ivory upper arm braceletts from the Konyak Naga, India and Myamar. 11cm diameter, 1064 gramms, 19th century. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A collection of armlets made up of glass beads and embroidery, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A pair of armlets made out of cotton thick string, embroidery on the ends and coins attached to them, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A pair of Maharashtra armlets made up of cotton embroider textile and then decorated with colourful tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Maharashtra armlet made up of cotton embroider textile and then decorated with colourful tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya These are armlets are from the Maharashtra gypsy people of India. These are made up of cotton embroider textile and then decorated with colourful tassels. Click here to see the original post.tags: armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, cloth, cotton, embroidery, fabrics, India, Indian Jewellery, Maharashta, tassel, textile
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A collection of armlets from the Maharashtra gypsy people in India. These are made up of cotton embroider textile and then decorated with colourful tassels. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Rajisthani armlet, made up of cotton and glass beads, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, cotton, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, Rajasthan
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A Rajisthani armlet made up of cotton and glass beads, from India. Click here to see the original post.tags: armlet, Bracelet, Bracelets, cotton, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, India, Indian Jewellery, Rajasthan
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A collection of Rajisthani armlets, made up of mostly white glass beads over a thick cotton string, with coloured tassels, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit : Joost DaalderPosted by : Joost Daalder A high quality silver gilt and carnelian “Asyk”. Worn as a Turkomen protective amulet. Second half of the 20th century. Click here to see original posttags: agates, amulet, asyk, carnelian, Silver, silvergilt, symbols and protection, Turkmenistan, Turkomen
- Photo credit : Joost DaalderPosted by : Joost Daalder Heart-shaped back pendant (Asyk) which may represent a spearhead, symbolising protection. Worn centrally connecting hair braids. Central Asia: Tekke Turkoman people; early 20th c. Silver, gilding & carnelians. Click here to see original posttags: agates, amulet, asyk, carnelian, hair adornment, pendant, Silver, silvergilt, symbols and protection, Turkmenistan, Turkomen
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A silver Turkoman backpiece, with glass stones, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Rare example of Oceanic jewellery. This bag is from the Western part of the island of New Guinea (generally feferred to a Papua). This piece is made of boars’ tusk, cassowary bone and fibre which includes yellow orchid fibre. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A small beaded cloth bag/pouch, belonging to the Bassari people of Senegal. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A leather over clay bangle with pot metal decoration on the front, having inner rattle, from Cameroon. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A 22K gold bangle with granulated and wire surface. Worn by the Minangkabau people in Sumatra Indonesia. Early 19th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A bangle made of Boars tusk with leather, from Tanzania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino Bone encased bangles with aluminium joints, from Nagaland, India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A pair of silver Berber bangles, from Tiznit in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A woven basket with small glass beads, used to hold Betel leaves, from East Timor. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sigrid van RoodePosted by – Sigrid van Roode An Iranian bazuband in silver. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A silver bazuband from Syria. This example is inscribed with a celebrated Shia’a invocation in the central square. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett Syrian bazuband. Most commonly worn on the upper arm. Engraved silver. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A banded Agate bead, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey An eroded Islamic period glass bead, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit- Michel HalterPosted by – Michel Halter A silver Tuareg bead, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A large Pyu ball bead, from Burma. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A jade bead carved into a hongshan style mask, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A ‘Hongshan’-style jade bead, depicting a horned god, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A Morfia bead, commonly made in Fustat, Egypt. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A glass marble bead, from Germany. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Naga ivory tooth bead, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A sterling silver bead depicting Ganesh, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver bead, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Jatim face bead, from Java in Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey An Ancient Roman glass bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey An Islamic glass bead, found in Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett Half a roman lilac glass bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A 16th Century, Venetian glass chevron bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A six layer, Venetian glass chevron bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A seven layer Venetian glass chevron bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A large seven layer, 16th Century Venetian glass chevron bead, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A Venetian trade bead, black with rose coloured trailing around the bead, with blue dots in between. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A Venetian trade bead, of cobalt blue with green stars bordered in white. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A contemporary large matte glass “millefiore” bead from Java. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey Contemporary matte glass Javanese interpretations of Islamic glass beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A blue Kiffa triangle bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A blue eye Kiffa bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A kiffa bead with an unusual colour range, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A small Kiffa tube bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A uranium glass based Kiffa bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A small uranium Kiffa bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A striped Kiffa bead with uranium glass core, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A white conical Kiffa bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A small Kiffa eye bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett An Islamic bead, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A decorated silver Taguemout bead, from Morocco Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey An enamelled, Berber egg shaped bead from Tiznit in Morocco, commonly worn as a scarf weight, with fertility symbols. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A silver enamelled Taguemout bead, from Taroudant in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.tags: bead, beads, Enamel, enamelling, moroccan beads, Morocco, North Africa, Silver, silver beads, taguemout
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett An enamelled silver Taguemout bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A silver enamelled Taguemout bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A repaired amber bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver Taguemout bead with amber rubbed in from adjacent bead, from Tiznit, Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver Jewish bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver Jewish bead, sourced from Essaouria in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver Taguemout bead, from Tiznit in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A seven layer chevron bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver enamel bead, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bead made of repousse silver and copal resin, from Nepal. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver enamelled drop bead, from Africa. Corrected to Nepal Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey Dzi bead (pronounced “zee”; alternative spelling: gzi) is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn as part of a necklace Necklace and sometimes as a bracelet. In several Asian cultures, including that of Tibet, the bead is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit. These beads are … Continue reading "Bead – Tibet"
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey Dzi bead (pronounced “zee”; alternative spelling: gzi) is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn as part of a necklace Necklace and sometimes as a bracelet. In several Asian cultures, including that of Tibet, the bead is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit. These beads are … Continue reading "Bead – Tibet"
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Dzi stone bead with gold caps, from Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A large silver Ersari Turkoman bead, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver hallmarked bead, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.tags: bead, beads, hallmarked silver, Silver, silver beads, silver jewellery of yemen, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver bead, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A hallmarked silver bead, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver hallmarked bead, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of ancient stone beads, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey Seven large Tekke Turkoman Beads threaded as a necklace with original felt spacers, partial fire gilt silver with dark oxidation on the exposed silver. From Northern Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A string of silver Ersari Turkoman beads, from Northern Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghan beads, Afghan silver, Afghanistan, bead, beads, Ersari, Silver, silver beads, turkoman, Turkomen
- Picture Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm These are Imam beads used for prayer strands. They are common and used in many countries. The beads photographed here were sourced from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of Islamic glass and stone beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, african beads, african trade beads, bead, beads, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, glass stones, stones
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of amber tube beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of ancient dog bone beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of shell beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of dog bone and shell beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of African agate beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of colourful mini African trade beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of bronze beads, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – JohannePosted by – Johanne Old ” French ambassador” Venetian trade beads for Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – JohannePosted by – Johanne Venetian red skunk beads, red feather beads: old Africa trade beads, Maria Theresia silver coin from 1778. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of uranium glass beads, from Bohemia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of glass and stone Pyu beads, from Burma. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A strand of pyu and dzi agate beads, from Burma. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Pumtek beads strung with silver coins, from Tibet. see comments section Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of etched carnelian beads, from Africa. see comments Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of animal shaped Pyu beads, from Burma. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Photo credit- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Low grade turquoise breads from China. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of metal beads, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of silver enamelled beads, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of silver enamelled beads, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of silver beads in the shape of Buddha, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection on zodiac beads, strung with amber and jade beads, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of Mandarin court beads with design influenced by the Mala Buddhists, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A collection of contemporary versions of Chinese warring glass beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of shell bird beads, from Colombia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of ancient shell beads, from Colombia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A large strand of colourful Czech beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A couple of strands of Ivory beads, from East Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of ancient glass faience beads, from Egypt. Click here to see the original post.tags: ancient, bead, beads, Egypt, egyptian beads, faience, faiencebeads, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of antique, dark red beads from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of resin beads from Ethiopia and some bakelite beads. These beads are worn for protection in Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of different shapes of Jimma/Kaffa/Wollega, silver beads from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak This is an original part of an Ethiopian, Wollo, Harrarque necklace, consisting of silver balls, and glass old trade beads of Italy,Murano. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A display of the refined filigree worked beads of Ethiopia. The two upper right are old ones from 1930s. The upper left one and the bottom middle & left are copies from the 1980s. They are of silver known as Felash, meaning pure silver. To make … Continue reading "Beads – Ethiopia"
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A large collection of resin beads, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver Kaffa/Jimma beads from Ethiopia, strung together. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of refined, silver filigree worked beads of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of different sized Bakelite and Faturan resin beads, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of African trade beads, with Ethiopian wedding rings. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of Ethiopian resin beads, and German Bakelite beads. In Ethiopia they are worn to ward off evil and sickness. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of venetian millefiori glass beads and Russian blues, from Europe. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A strand of German made marble glass beads found in Burma. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A strand of agate beads, made in Idar Oberstein, Germany. An enormous trade in agate-working is carried on in a small district in Germany, around Oberstein or the Nahe (Brazilian Agate). Then traded to the Africans. circa 1800’s. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of large glass tubed beads, from Germany. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker Large German marble beads found in Africa, made in Lauscha Germany circa 1850. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker Large German marble beads found in Africa, made in Lauscha Germany circa 1850. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Photo credit- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Beads from Northern India likely from the Sikkim or Kashmir region, 1960’s-1970’s. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Naga shell bead, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A collection of amber and aluminium beads, from Mizoram in India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Hollow, silver gilded beads of various dimensions. South Sumatra, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm These silver beads are named after a local fruit (buah junkun), worn by the noble women of Lampung, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of gold beads encased in glass, from Afghanistan. see comments Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghan beads, Afghanistan, bead, beads, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, gold, gold beads
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Indonesian Islamic Style beads with Bohemian glass beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Indo-Islamic beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Endah Dyah AstutiPosted by – Endah Dyah Astuti A collection of small trade wind beads, from East Java, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Endah Dyah AstutiPosted by – Endah Dyah Astuti A string of small trade wind beads, from East Java, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Dr. SpeckPosted by – Dr. Speck A couple of glass pelangi (or jatim) beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A collection of replicas of antique beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A collection of imitation antique painted clay beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A collection of duck beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A couple of Islamic beads with mixed red face and Roman Mediterranean bead, made in Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A collection of contemporary beads, from Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of venetian moretti millefiori tab disc beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of Venetian trade beads and brown glass beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Roman glass beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Venetian glass beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A collection of worn Venetian chevron beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A string of Tire African trade beads, made of Venetian class. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A collection of green aventurine, Venetian glass beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Giovanna SerafiniPosted by – Giovanna Serafini A string of Venetian glass beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A string of Venetian glass beads, from Italy. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Islamic folded glass beads, found in Mali. Click here to see the original post.tags: bead, bead necklace, beads, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, Islamic, Mali, Necklace, west africa
- Picture credit – Dr. SpeckPosted by – Dr. Speck Several strands made of small ceramic beads, from Mali. These beads are said to predate the glass trade beads from the 19th and 20th century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of clay spindle whorl beads, from Mali. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of clay/pottery beads/whorls, some of which are painted, from Mali. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A string of clay beads tied together, from Mali. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelia Donohoe Fine examples of silver inlaid, ebony wood beads from Mauritania. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of carnelian beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A strand of shell beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of decorative Kiffa beads, from Mauritania. Kiffa beads represent one of the highest levels of artistic skill and ingenuity in beadmaking, being manufactured with the simplest materials and tools available – pulverized European glass beads or fragments of them, bottle glass, pottery shards, tin … Continue reading "Beads – Mauritania"
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A string of colourful Kiffa beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of Mauritanian Conus carved shell beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A collection of amber beads, two of which have embedded Coral and Turquoise, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A sting of wooden beads with fine silver wire hammered into the surface, carnelian and agate beads. From Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.tags: agate, agates, beads, carnelians, Mauritania, petrified wood beads, prayer, prayer beads, Silver
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A collection of shell ornaments and beads, including cowrie shells, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A collection of larger carved shell beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A collection of various plain shell beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A collection of carved shell beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A collection of cross style carved shell beads, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A collection of amber beads, with silver-brass-copper stringing hole reinforcements, from Mauritania/Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A collection of Fulani amber beads strung with various silver beads, from Mauritania/Morocco. Click here to see the original post.tags: amber, amber beads, bead, beads, fulani, Mauritania, moroccan beads, Morocco, Silver, silver beads
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A collection of amber beads with old amazonite and gilded Yemeni Berri beads made into earrings and a necklace, from Mauritania/Morocco. Click here to see the original post.tags: amazonite, amber, amber beads, bead, bead necklace, beads, earrings, Mauritania, moroccan beads, Morocco, Necklace, Silver, silver gilt, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A string of Mediterranean coral beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelia Donohoe Moroccan Tamagoute beads. Usually worn liberally in necklaces and fibula chains in the South and near Tiznit. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of bakelite beads from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A collection of agate beads, sourced in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan Old coral beads with silver inlay in various patterns, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments Four examples of repaired amber beads, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A few 19th Century silver beads, sourced from Essaouria in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of silver and black resin beads, from Nepal. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of bronze beads from Nigeria, possibly Yoruba waist beads with a heavy central disc bead. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of ceramic beads, from Peru. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Thomas StrickerPosted by – Thomas Stricker A collection of green stone beads, some of which are amazonite, from Russia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A collection of reinforced amber, repaired amber and Senegal or du pays, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm An example of a Carnelian bead from Tibet. Pema Reka is the name for the ancient Tibetan variety of Carnelian bead, with many from at least the 12th Century and are distinctive in their age and colour. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A collection of coral beads, from Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Four large, chunky, natural vintage coral from Tibet/Nepal. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Silver beads from Yemen. They are about 16mm in diameter and weigh 8 grams each. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of beads from Yemen strung together to show the fine silver filigree work on the black coral beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A sting of silver spherical Bawsani beads, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Tess Axson Johnson Photo credit- Tess Axson Johnson Beads from Yemen, from the North of Sana’a, close to the border of Saudi Arabia and Najran Click here to see original post
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Silver gilt, niello and pink foil belt from Armenia, circa 1900. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino An aluminium Hishi and copper Iban Dayak belt, from Borneo. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey An akha bronze beaded belt with pink glass beads, from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo Credit : Anu Bhandari Posted by: Anu Bhandari A silver Ta’wiz ( Amulet ) Belt from Kerala, southern India. This one has been repurposed as a Necklace Click here to see the original post
- Photo Credit : Anu Bhandari Posted by: Anu Bhandari A silver and enameled belt ( Kardhani ) from Himachal Pradesh or Uttar Pradesh, India. Click here to see the original post
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Silver belt composed of talismanic tubular beads and a crescent-shaped amulet on a silver chain (“patti aranjanam”). Kerala, India, mid 20th c. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey This belt is made of lengths of silver snake chain. These are held in place with alternating bands and sleeves or panels of square, rectangular and round silver medallions. From Andhra Pradesh, India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – HowahPosted by – Howah A silver belt for women, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Isabel IglesiasPosted by – Isabel Iglesias A silver belt, from Kerala in India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A fabric Karnataka waist belt, hand embroidered with all natural colours made out from stones and plants, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A large silver embossed and hallmarked belt, from Libya. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A dancers belt made from wool and silk. A mirrored plaited bound band with many suspended tassels and sequins. From Zemmour, Moyen Atlas, Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett An ornate beaded belt, from the Draa Valley in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Ottoman belt, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A silver belt, crochet work creating hollow tube with silver end hooks worn wrapped twice. From, Oman, early 20th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Woman’s belt (“sangilot”) of ikat cloth and conus (“conus litteratus”) shells, with a brass counterweight at the back. The Philippines, northern Luzon: Bontoc people; early 20th c., but some shells are much older. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A beaded leather belt, from Poland. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A belt made up of African trade seed beads and glass beads, used to make a loin belt worn by the Basari tribe of Senegal. Click here to see the original post.tags: african beads, african trade beads, bead, beads, belt, belt ornaments, Glass bead, glass beads, seed bead, senegal
- Photo Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Large silver belt, with very small gold coin detail. Described as worn by Muslim women in Kerala. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – HowahPosted by – Howah A belt made up of brass, silver, coral and leather, from Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Tess Axson Johnson Photo credit- Tess Axson Johnson Belt from Bukhara, Uzbekistan Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A belt of granulated gilt surface with micro turquoise and rubies. It has Tumar pockets on each side with box lids. From Uzbekistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett Yemeni belt constructed with silver on silk. The silver design has an Indian influence. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A leather belt with silver pieces covered in small granulation, from Yemen, 17th / 18th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A silver Hadrami Bedouin belt, from East Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A silver belt buckle, from Essaouria in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Berber belt buckle, from Essaouira in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Khamsa belt buckle, from the Meknes region of Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver flower belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver flower belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver belt buckle, from Essaouria in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver flower belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Star of David belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Khamsa belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver Khamsa belt buckle, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A silver Berber belt buckle, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A large silver belt buckle, from Tunisia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A brass belt ornament, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm This is a belt ornament worn by women in the Ladakh region of India. It consists of a central copper alloy endless knot medallion, with strands of blue glass beads substituted for what would usually be cowrie shells. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A silver belt ornament, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver chatelaine (belt hook/ornament), from Pakistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit : Joost DaalderPosted by : Joost Daadler A two-piece belt ornament from Tibet. Made from silver, coral, turquoise and amber. Circa. 1900. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – HowahPosted by – Howah A milk hook made of silver, coral, coloured stones, copper backing and leather, worn on a belt. From, Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – HowahPosted by – Howah A belt ornament made of silver, coral, coloured stones, copper backing and leather, from Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – HowahPosted by – Howah A milk hook made of silver, coral, brass, copper backing and leather, worn on a belt. From, Tibet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino Boss, one of several that would have been used on a man’s belt. Enamelling on gilt silver, with Persian turquoise. Bukhara or Tashkent, from Uzbekistan, mid 19th Century. Click here to see the original post.tags: belt, belt ornaments, Bukhara, enamelled jewellery, enamelling, Silver, silver gilt, turquoise, Uzbeck, Uzbekistan
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A gilt silver belt buckle, with fine filigree and granulation with jewellers marks, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak An ornate silver gilded belt and pair of anklets, worn by nobility in Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Giovanna SerafiniPosted by – Giovanna Serafini A traditional belly dance belt with glass beads, old coins, brass and small mirrors. From Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A collection of Kuba belts, made up of glass beads and cowrie shells, form the Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit -Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Raja’s gold betel nut box (“kelembut hamayan”); its decoration relates to Sumba’s creation myth. Indonesia, Sumba; 19th/20th c. Almost pure 24 carat gold. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A Berber bodice, from the Draa valley Morocco, with many braids and fringe applied to a black fabric bodice. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A body torque from Ethiopia, also worn by the Rashaida people. Some bells and one bail missing from a silver base, decorated with the typical Turkoman influence from the Turkish Invasion in the 17th century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver body torque, with decoration in file grain and granulates in a floral design, but with a couple of bells missing. Commonly worn by the Bilen people of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A mixed metal urlee bowl, used for cooking food in temples, from Kerela, India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A mixed metal urlee bowl, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A box adorned with a glass beaded depiction of elephants, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey An old engraved two piece bamboo Tobacco Box from West Timor. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver box pendant, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo Credit : Monica Chiodi Posted by: Monica Chiodi A spiked bracelet made of silver from Afghanistan Coin Dated as 1952 Hazara People Click here to see the original post
- Photo credit – Anne FierensPosted by – Anne Fierens A light weight, gilded silver cuff from Afghanistan. Stones are carnelian and coral. Vintage or new production, not antique. Often worn by women to weddings and ceremonies. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver bracelet, from Swat Valley in Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghan silver, Afghanistan, Bracelet, Bracelets, Silver, silver bracelets, Swat Valley
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bracelet strung with Islamic glass beads and gold beads, from Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghan beads, Afghanistan, bead, beads, Bracelet, Bracelets, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, gold, gold beads, Islamic
- Picture credit – Giovanna SerafiniPosted by – Giovanna Serafini A Pashtun brass, silvered metal and red glass beads bangle. From Afghanistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Afghan, Afghanistan, bangle, Bracelet, Bracelets, brass, Glass, Glass bead, glass beads, mixed metal, Pashtun
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze bracelet, from Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Bracelet of silver, coral and enamel from Algeria (Great Kabylia), circa 1900. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Algerian silver braceletAures mountains and Chaouia, Algeriaearly 20th century. Click here to see original post.tags: Algeria, Algerian jewellery, Aures mountains, bakelite, Bracelet, Islamic, Kabyle, North Africa, Silver
- Picture credit – Ineke HemmingaPosted by – Ineke Hemminga A silver Tuareg bracelet, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ineke HemmingaPosted by – Ineke Hemminga A silver Tuareg pendant, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver and coral bracelet, from Algeria. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – unknownPosted by – Anne Fierens A souvenir bracelet from the Maghreb, mixed silver alloy. Circa 1930s. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A ceremonial bracelet made up of gold and glass stones, from Bali. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A bracelet made up of painted clay beads, from Bali. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Tess Axson Johnson Photo credit-Tess Axson Johson Bracelet from China Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm This is a silver, enamelled Makara bracelet from China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A Manchurian bracelet, with beads made from carnelian and jet. China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A Manchurian bracelet made from black coral. China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm This bracelet is made from a bronze/brass material and may originate from Tibet or Nepal but true date, origin and material are unknown. Dong/Miao, Guizhou, China given as origin by Kajetan Fiedorowicz Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A Chinese enamel Vermeil gold bracelet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A silver bracelet, from the Siwa, Egypt, North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A large silver Nubian bracelet, from Egypt. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sigrid van RoodePosted by – Sigrid van Roode A silver bracelet from the type worn by the Rashaida on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, decorated with the male and female demons usually encountered in zar-amulets. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Ethiopian, silver Jimma bracelet, where the endings have been decorated with protective eyes symbols. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver, Ethiopian, Jimma, heavy bracelet. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A decorated silver bracelet from Ethiopia. (The ring in the photo is included for scale). Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver upper arm bracelet, from the Harrar region of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of items, including a silver Rashaida bracelet and necklace made of silver beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze bracelet, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze bracelet, from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet from Ethiopia/Eritrea, worn by the Rashaida people. Skilled file grain and granulates, Turkmanish decor. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver bracelets with a Carnelian centre, commonly worn by the rashaida people of Ethiopia and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet, commonly worn by the Rashaida people of Ethiopia and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet, commonly worn by the Rashaida people of Ethiopia and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet, commonly worn by the Rashaida people of Ethiopia and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Posted by- Tess Axson Johnson Photo credit-Tess Axson Johnson Two bracelets from Guinea Bissau Click here to see original post
- Photo credit : Joost Daalder Posted by : Joost Daalder Solid gold sheet and ruby bracelet from India, 19th century. Features 66 rubies. Click here to see original post
- Photo credit : Michael Backman Gallery LtdPosted by : Joost Daalder A red-stained, Indian gold bracelet from Madras, India. Set with rubies. Circa 1850. Click here to see original post
- Photo credit – Michael Backman Posted by – Joost Daalder Silver bracelet from Southern India or Sri Lanka, 19th century. From Michael Backman. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Pair of Ladakh conch shell bracelets from India, early 20th century. Click here to see original post
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Maharaja’s enamelled, heavy gold bracelet set with rubies, diamonds and an emerald.India, probably Hyderabadcirca 1750 or earlier. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver and coloured string bracelet, from Rajasthan in India. The design is meant to represent cloves of garlic strung together to protect from the evil eye. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze and turquoise Rajasthani bracelet, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver bracelet, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino A bronze Mizo bracelet depicting birds, from Northern India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Isabel IglesiasPosted by – Isabel Iglesias A silver plate bracelet, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Isabel IglesiasPosted by – Isabel Iglesias A silver filigree bracelet, from Orissa in India. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, filigree, India, indian silver, Silver, silver bracelets, silver filigree
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver bracelet with elephant motif, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo Credit: Anu Bhandari Posted by: Anu Bhandari A silver bracelet from Indonesia. Known as Djokja work. Click here to see the original post
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Gold Filigree Minangkabau gold bracelet (Galang Gadang).Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia19th century Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelia Donohoe Siver gilt, filigree cuff with coloured glass stones. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A carved Tridacna (giant clam shell) bracelet, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A gold-washed, silver bracelet from Lampung in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett Gold Filigree Minangkabau Gold Bracelet (Galang Gadang)Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste Silver bracelet purchased in Egypt. “Deblij M’fakran” from Lybia. The name literally means tortoise shaped bracelet or Tortoise bracelet. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Cordelia DonohoePosted by – Cordelia Donohoe North African, Mauritanian ebony bangle. Fine silver wire spirals. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Adjichristine SmootPosted by – Adjichristine Smoot A heirloom child’s bracelet made with leather and small Conus shells, from Mauritania. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver bracelet, from Taxco in Mexico. Click here to see the original post.
- An antique silver bracelet from the Sirouan Mountains in Morocco. The piece would likely have belonged to a woman of the Ait Serrouchen people. Possibly from Tazenacht or Talouine Click here to see the original post
- Posted by- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Photo credit- Charlotte Dakin-Norris A bracelet from Morocco, central Anti-atlas. Click here to see original post
- Posted by- Charlotte Dakin-Norris Photo credit- Charlotte Dakin-Norris A silver bracelet from North-Western Morocco featuring a ‘Ouezzane’ hallmark. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver Bedouin bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A silver bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A silver nielo bracelet with handmade glass, from Ighrem (near Taroudant) in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A silver and niello bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A silver gilt bracelet with glass stones, from the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A silver niello bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver plate bracelet, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver enamel bracelet, with carnelian, from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A silver Dzi bracelet, from Nepal. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A Fulani mixed metal bracelet, from Niger. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver allot Tuareg bracelet, from Niger. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A silver alloy Tuareg bracelet, from Niger. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A silver Tuareg bracelet, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Joost Daalder Silver bracelet with open work; 19th century; Oman. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit : Sarah CorbettPosted by : Joost Daalder A matched antique set of Gokhru cuffs from Pakistan. The smaller spikes at the back of the pieces in three rows are an unusual addition. Click here to see the original post
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A bracelet from Russia, made up of silver, niello silver, turquoise and coral. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ineke HemmingaPosted by – Ineke Hemminga A silver Tuareg bracelet, from Saharan Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sigrid van RoodePosted by – Sigrid van Roode A silver bracelet with a coral bead to ward off evil, from Saudi Arabia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A bracelet from the 1930’s/40’s, made of alloy of gold and silver, from St Louis, Senegal. Click here to see the original post.tags: 20th Century, Bracelet, Bracelets, gold, gold alloy, senegal, Silver, silver alloy, west africa
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Fine, Sri Lankan silver bracelet.Sri Lanka.19th century. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Annemarie KoglerPosted by – Annemarie Kogler A silver Nubian cuff bracelet, from Sudan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, cuff, Cuffs, Nubia, Nubian, Silver, silver bracelets, silver cuffs, sudan
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A leather, ivory and giraffe hair bracelet, from Sudan or Uganda. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Linda PastorinoPosted by – Linda Pastorino Thick woven silver bracelet. Worn by the Akha people of Thailand. Early 20th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet from Tunisia, where the hallmark has faded. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A large silver Turkomen bracelet, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A large silver Tekke Turkoman bracelet with carnelian, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – JohannePosted by – Johanne A silver Samarkant bracelet with blue glass stones and coral beads, from Uzbekistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, Coral, coral beads, glass stones, Silver, silver bracelets, Uzbeck, Uzbekistan
- Picture credit – Svetlana SysoevaPosted by – Svetlana Sysoeya A silver bracelet with central coin, from West Timor. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Savanna CaravanPosted by – Savanna Caravan A silver Sahrawi bracelet, from Western Sahara. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Hinged bracelet carrying the stamp of the Bosani (Baswani) family, who were the most famous family of jewellers, in Yemen, of their time. North Yemen, early/mid 20th c. Superb Yemeni workmanship; high quality silver. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A silver bracelet from Yemen. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A small silver bracelet from Yemen, with very refined file grain work. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet hallmarked from Yemen, with fine grain work and coral detail. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, Coral, Silver, silver bracelets, silver jewellery of yemen, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A bracelet from Yemen, made of good silver and gold plated, fastened by a screw pin. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet with maker’s mark, from Yemen and dated around the 1920s. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A medium sized, embossed silver bracelet from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A silver bracelet, from Yemen, decorated with multiple coloured agate stones. Click here to see the original post.tags: agate, agates, Bracelet, Bracelets, silver bracelets, silver jewellery of yemen, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A small silver bangle with fine filigree and a coral bead, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A silver filigree bracelet found in Sana´a, Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A Bawsani silver filigree bracelet, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A Bedouin bracelet from the Tihama region in Yemen, the coast of the Red Sea. Made of silver, showing some granulation work and Yemeni Agate. Click here to see the original post.tags: agate, agates, bedouin, Bracelet, Bracelets, granulated silver, Silver, silver bracelets, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A flat wrist bracelet cased in Yemeni silver, from the Hadramaut region. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A long silver bracelet made using a mix of techniques, granulate, engraved work and gallery wire. Found in Sana´a, Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A hollow Hadrami silver and red glass bracelet, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A hinged large bracelet made of silver and decorated with antique Mediterranean coral, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, Coral, coral beads, filigree, Hinged, Silver, silver bracelets, silver filigree, Yemen, yemeni
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver bracelet with cone details, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Becky RogersPosted by – Becky Rogers A silver filigree bracelet with flower cones, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A bronze bracelet, with projections used to deflect the evil eye. Found in Yemen and the Harar region of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Silver, Ethiopian bracelet and scroll-box, both with examples of Ottoman influence on their décor. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, Bracelet, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ottoman, scroll box, scroll holder, silver bracelets
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A silver Manchurian bracelet, with beads made from carnelian and jet. China. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Two bracelets produced by the Afar people in Djibouti, East Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sigrid van RoodePosted by – Sigrid van Roode A pair of solid silver bracelets from the Fayum oasis, Egypt. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver bracelets from Eritrea. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver bracelets from the Harrar town in Ethiopia and are popular among the Hadarre women of that area. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of antique solid silver of Ethiopia, known as Jimma bracelets. All from before 1930, except the one on the far right, which is from Addis Ababa, 1960-70. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of Ethiopian silver Rashaida upper arm bracelets and a single anklet. Similar examples can also be found in Eritrea and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, anklet, Bracelet, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Rashaida, silver bracelets, Yemen
- Photo credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A selection of very small size old engagement bracelets from Ethiopia. Small in size because engagements could be as early as 9 yrs old. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A display of four children’s silver bracelets from the Ethiopia Harrar region. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of solid silver bracelets from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of small, solid silver bracelets from the Harrar region of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of small sized, silver engagement bracelets from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of long silver bracelets from the Wollo region of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver bracelets from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Two silver upper arm bracelets and a silver open anklet, worn by the Rashaida women of Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Ethiopian 19th century anklet of heavy silver gilded and with an underlay of red foil underneath, decorated with tiny bells and glass. It comes with a horse halter in the same work. These sets are given as a bridal dowry by the Nobility wedding, and the … Continue reading "Bracelets – Ethiopia"tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, bridal, dowry, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, gilded, red foil, Silver, silver bracelets, silver gilt, wedding, wedding jewellery
- Picture credit – Milene RustPosted by – Milene Rust A selection of Ivory bracelets, mostly from Ethiopia, Baule, Dinka. A Dinka large ring and also oval shaped Dinka neckpieces. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Milene RustPosted by – Milene Rust A collection of Ethiopian, Nigerian and Baule Ivory bracelets. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver Ethiopian/Eritrean bracelets. The designs are from different regions. The silver shield is a product of the 1970s, done by a skilled silversmith in Addis Ababa, who liked to show his skill in the fine file grain work. Felash (pure) silver for the … Continue reading "Bracelets – Ethiopia/Eritrea"
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A pair of silver bracelets, commonly worn by the Rashaida people of Ethiopia and Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver bracelets, from Ethiopia, Yemen and Tunisia. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm Gujarati, silver, makra head bracelets. Late 19th century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Cam KnuckeyPosted by – Cam Knuckey A pair of marbled glass bangles, veneered over a brown ‘toffee-like’ core, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A pair of silver Rajasthani bracelets, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Michael BestePosted by – Michael Beste A pair of bronze bracelets, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A pair of silver Rajhastani bracelets, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A pair of cotton bracelets with coins and coral beads, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya A apir of Mathura bracelets made up of fabrics and silver coins, from India. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Manish KhavadiyaPosted by – Manish Khavadiya These bracelets are from Mathura gypsy people of Andhra Pradesh. They are made by covering a metal pipe with cotton and then decorating it with glass beads, coins, fake amber etc. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Anne FierensPosted by – Anne Fierens A collection of antique, good quality silver bracelets from Laos. Purchased in Luang Prabang. Mixed ages and qualities of silver, but all antique and can be attributed to tribal groups of Laos. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm These silver bracelets are shaman bracelets from Laos and are hollow, with a rolling rattle inside. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit: Sigrid Van Roode Post by: Sigrid Van Roode Silver bracelets form Essaouria in Morocco Click here to see the original post
- Photo Credit: Sigrid Van Roode Posted by: Sigrid Van Roode Bracelets from South Morocco. The crude work is that of the late production 1950’s/1970’s (?) to cater for the rural folks still attached to old shapes but the workmanship is very decadent and poor (not negative for the bracelets but just comparatively on the technical … Continue reading "Bracelets – Morocco"
- Posted by- Sigrid Van Roode Photo credit-Sigrid Van Roode Two silver bracelets from Essaouira, Morocco. Click here to see original post
- Picture credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm A pair of aluminium Berber bracelets from Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A couple of silver and gold Shem ou Khmer bracelets, from Cambodia. Please refer to comments below Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A pair of mixed metal bracelets, worn by the Ait Atta people of Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A silver bracelet with plaques of 18 karet gold, with champ-levé enamel on the surrounding bands. From Fez in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A pair of “sun and moon” bracelets made up of wide gold repousse panels flanked by thin, fine silver ones with blue enamel along the edges. From Meknes in Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A pair of “sun and moons” bracelets, made up of silver and gold repousse with blue enamelling. From Morocco. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, Enamel, enamelling, gold, gold bracelet, Morocco, Repousse, Silver, silver bracelets
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A pair of Tuareg ‘elkis’ silver alloy bracelets, from Niger. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A couple of silver Berber bracelets, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A pair of Tuareg bangles with big granulation, in fine silver, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A pair of Berber enamelled silver clasp bracelets, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – ToyaPosted by – Toya A collection of silver, enamel and glass Tuareg bracelets, from North Africa. Click here to see the original post.tags: Bracelet, Bracelets, Enamel, Glass, North Africa, Silver, silver bracelets, tuareg, tuareg jewellery
- Picture credit – Alaa Eddine SagidPosted by – Alaa Eddine Sagid A pair of engraved silver bracelets, from Oman. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Marina SanchezPosted by – Marina Sanchez A large wrist bracelet made up of silver and Lapis Lazuli, from Pakistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ethnic EmbellishmentsPosted by – Ethnic Embellishments A pair of silver and niello bracelets, with poppy motifs, from Swat Valley in Pakistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Pair of Palestinian woman’s silver bracelets (Saba’ Wiyat or Sleitat Fadda). Palestinian People, Sinai (Egypt), Hebron (Palestine) circa 1900. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A pair of large gilded silver Tekke-Turkomen bracelets, with Carnelian, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A pair of silver Tekke-Turkomen bracelets, with Carnelian from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A pair of silver and carnelian Tekke-Turkoman bracelets, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Maggie MatthewsPosted by – Maggie Matthews A matched pair silver khalikhal bracelets, from Laayoune in the Western Sahara. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Solid silver bracelets from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak Two open small size, silver bracelets from Yemen. These two are from separate pairs as they are slightly different in design. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of finely decorated silver wedding bracelets, from Yemen. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Arabia FelixPosted by – Arabia Felix A collection of silver Yemeni bracelets. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver bracelets and cuffs from Ethiopia. Click here to see the original post.tags: Africa, Bracelet, Bracelets, Cuffs, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Silver, silver bracelets
- Picture credit – Ingrid LangerakPosted by – Ingrid Langerak A collection of silver bracelets and cuffs from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo Credit – Annie BoehmPosted by – Annie Boehm These bracelets originate from Benin, West Africa and were used during Vodun or Orisha ceremonies. The main materials used are burlap, cowrie shells and small beads. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Breastplate (Tema, Tambe, or Tepatu). Large Tema ornament.Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands. First part of the 20th century. Click here to see original post.
- Picture credit – Kathleen McCabe-ElseyPosted by – Kathleen McCabe-Elsey A large gold and silver alloy breast piece with carnelian, from Turkmenistan. Click here to see the original post.tags: breast plate, breastplate, carnelian, gold, gold alloy, Silver, silver alloy, Turkmen, Turkmenistan
- Photo credit – Joost DaalderPosted by – Joost Daalder Woman’s collar and large breastplate (“bukau”). Central Asia: Tekke-Turkoman people, early 20th century. Height (with collar) 49 cm; height of breastplate with tassels 34.5 cm. Silver, gilding, carnelians. Click here to see original post.tags: breastplate, carnelian, Central Asia, collar, gilt, Necklace, Silver, tekke-turkoman, turkoman, Turkomen
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A silver brooch with emeralds, rubies and diamonds. From Tetouen in Northern Morocco. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A gold and emerald brooch, from Morocco, dated late 18th Century. Click here to see the original post.
- Picture credit – Sarah Corbett Posted by – Sarah Corbett A brooch made of gold, set with diamonds. From Fes in Morocco, dated late 18th century. Click here to see the original post.
- Photo credit – Sarah CorbettPosted by – Sarah Corbett A silver brooch from the Kuchi nomads. This example is from Oman and called ‘Shoka’, it is used to fasten a headcloth and usually worn on the right side of the head. Click here to see original post.
- Photo credit – Michael BackmanPosted by – Michael Backman Sri Lankan silver and gold brooch/pendant set, with Matara ‘Diamonds’. Coastal Regions, Sri Lanka. 19th century. Click here to see original post.
