"Beautiful. Those small beads looked very familiar. A bit like the ones on my coin necklace http://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/algerian-coin-necklace?context=user."
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concerning my picture of 2 necklaces from Sarawak-
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Toya commented on Toya's photo
Small Algerian Necklace
"It is very light weight, unlike my other Algerian jewelry. I wonder how old these small necklaces might be."
Edith D commented on Jose M. Pery's photo
Kabylie Ladies' summit
"Fabulous photo!!! At last I am able to see an image of this type head ornament being worn!"
Patricia Deany commented on Toya's photo
Small Algerian Necklace
"The chain is a pretty typical Algerian/Kabyle chain which helped me to identify it. Some parts are relatively flat, but It is not flattened like the Tunisian chains."
ait ouakli commented on ait ouakli's photo
tabzimtourguez
"yes Thelma, nice fibula,it is actualy embrodery. we see this work since arround 20 years. on different cloths and shawls.
it is a foto from Amazigh festival in the Aures"
Patricia Deany commented on Patricia Deany's photo
Tunisian filigree hamsa
"This is a very substantial piece -- over five inches and quite heavy. I will go to Tunis with you and Preethi I hope. And Sarah if she wants to come. We would have a glorious time!"
Eva Baby commented on ingrid Langerak's photo
CIMG0504 Ethiopian Hairpin /Jimma?
"ok, will be looking Forward to it. For the earspoon it said, it is a lions head, and I found it not very "lionlike",so I thought, if that was meant to be a lions head, your pin could also be one.... (with a lot of Imagination…"
ingrid Langerak commented on ingrid Langerak's photoCIMG0504 Ethiopian Hairpin /Jimma?
"yes Eva, it could be a attempt to form a lions head. Tomorrow I will show you a Eth. ring with the lion,s head."
Eva Baby commented on ingrid Langerak's photoCIMG0504 Ethiopian Hairpin /Jimma?
"meanwhile i found the photo and saved it. It is an earspoon, - well it Needs a lot of Imagination to recognize the Lion, but it is not completely impossible that your pin could be a Lion too... the mane is there........ (I do not know! just…"
ingrid Langerak commented on ingrid Langerak's photoCIMG0504 Ethiopian Hairpin /Jimma?
"Thats right Eva, that was his call name, the Lion of Judah. He had also lions as mascottes with his Bodyguards."
Eva Baby commented on ingrid Langerak's photoCIMG0504 Ethiopian Hairpin /Jimma?
"Hi Ingrid, I have a new idea. Could this be a lion's head? (wasn't the emperor named the Lion of Juda or something?). I just had the idea because I had seen somewhere an earspoon with a similar face, and it said, it was an Ethiopian…"
Eva Baby commented on Edith D's photo
Tunisian Stamp
"nice ! thanks for sharing, a good idea - the stamp with it s Motive and the sharing with us!"
Thelma commented on Toya's photoSmall Algerian Necklace
"Beautiful colours. And the chain... interesting the way in which it has been flattened... hammered?"
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