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Posted by omar aleryani on December 30, 2019 at 16:00 1 Comment 0 Likes

Omani shibghat and màkhnak necklaces

Posted by Reto Zehnder on August 4, 2019 at 9:53 0 Comments 0 Likes

Silver bead and amber necklace from Yemen. The amber beads here are real amber

Posted by Sultan Ali Hamud Alsigal on April 1, 2019 at 18:59 0 Comments 0 Likes

Handmade Costume Jewellery UK: Semi Precious Stones. Handmade beaded and Fun Jewellery

Posted by Madmac Design on September 7, 2018 at 6:22 0 Comments 0 Likes

May need help

Posted by Voodooschaaf on July 9, 2018 at 13:27 1 Comment 0 Likes

beads from Guinea-Bissau

Posted by Patty C. Rice on March 2, 2018 at 21:30 2 Comments 0 Likes

A Visit to the Jade Market in Hong Kong

Posted by Edith D on October 24, 2017 at 4:20 6 Comments 2 Likes

New Books on Tunisian Jewelry

Posted by Edith D on October 6, 2017 at 4:08 16 Comments 4 Likes

beads at Kings Cross Canopy Market

Posted by Stefany Tomalin on August 21, 2017 at 16:33 0 Comments 1 Like

Berber facial tattoos

Posted by Cordelia Donohoe on August 8, 2017 at 11:49 2 Comments 1 Like

could u give me some idea about this navajo squash bolssom?

Posted by Son of Hmong on August 7, 2017 at 3:49 3 Comments 0 Likes

Old Tribal Torque "Ger". Kalash tribes, Swat-Chitral regions of Northen Pakistan - middle of 20-th century

Posted by ALEKSANDR EMELIANOV on July 8, 2017 at 7:30 0 Comments 0 Likes

In Memory of C'est Magnifique

Posted by Edith D on May 18, 2017 at 7:00 3 Comments 2 Likes

Agadez cross in Agadez

Posted by Cordelia Donohoe on May 9, 2017 at 18:53 0 Comments 4 Likes

The khalili collections - superb site showing collections

Posted by Cordelia Donohoe on April 18, 2017 at 18:30 0 Comments 0 Likes

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MAURITANIA, Land of Nomads and Art

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faux amber bead maker

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Egyptian Orientalist Photography(1843 -1920)- Farhat Art Museum - (Balady-Dalida)

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Hello , I am a dealer and collector of Bedouin and Yemenite ( Yemeni Jewish ) jewelry for over 20 years .Most of my transactions were conducted online so I inadvertently ended up with a photo archive of thousands of pieces of Yemeni jewelry .It is the largest portfolio of its kind in existence, and it has been a dream of mine to excavate some of these photos from their 700mb CD tombs and write or co write an illustrated book on the subject. Till then, I would love to share some of my more…See More

Dec 30, 2019

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