ethnic jewels

An appreciation of ethnic jewellery and adornment

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BERBER JEWELLERY

Designer jewels

Berbersilver

Morocco jewel tour September 2013

Temporal of Marie terese Thalers

Large silver and niello ring

Saharwi pendant necklace

bakelite tanfouk rare large green example

large old Dar n Ouchen fibula

Caucasian Niello and silver bird ring

Finest antique branch coral

Dades pendants

A sweet Tarroudant Croix pendant

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Marrakech

Wonderful riads in magical Marrakech

Blog Posts

Berberia has joined Vividvault!

Posted by berberia on May 21, 2013 at 19:50 1 Comment 2 Likes

MATA video

Posted by Joe Loux on May 21, 2013 at 17:10 0 Comments 2 Likes

Ancient Beadwork website

Posted by Patricia Deany on May 18, 2013 at 16:56 4 Comments 0 Likes

Advancing our sites functionality... a project for us all

Posted by SARAH CORBETT on May 15, 2013 at 20:04 2 Comments 0 Likes

Are these Ait Oaurzguit temporals?

Posted by Patricia Deany on May 8, 2013 at 20:27 10 Comments 0 Likes

Feast for the eyes

Posted by Patricia Deany on May 2, 2013 at 10:00 2 Comments 1 Like

"Kanuita" Jewel containing a magic roll, Ethiopian Coptic.....

Posted by Imbert de Dion on April 21, 2013 at 15:31 39 Comments 0 Likes

Upcoming book on Yemeni jewellery

Posted by Preethi on April 14, 2013 at 19:07 1 Comment 1 Like

Islamic star

Posted by Patricia Deany on March 30, 2013 at 12:38 17 Comments 1 Like

site maintainance

Posted by SARAH CORBETT on March 21, 2013 at 20:34 0 Comments 0 Likes

Met Museum Turkoman Collection

Posted by Patricia Deany on March 17, 2013 at 13:39 1 Comment 0 Likes

Ancient Pyu Bead with gold repair-59mm long

Posted by Elizabeth Pelzner on January 9, 2013 at 15:36 0 Comments 0 Likes

Anybody a Pre-Columbian Amber expert out there?

Posted by Jonathan Saturen on January 2, 2013 at 0:02 3 Comments 1 Like

Omani Women

Posted by Patricia Deany on December 31, 2012 at 15:03 5 Comments 2 Likes

Help!!

Posted by Anna Singer on December 20, 2012 at 21:06 5 Comments 0 Likes

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Akkie commented on Johanne's photo

Hairpins 1 (Spadine) (Brianza, Lombardy, Italy)

"Yes i agree with the others."

6 minutes ago

Akkie commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Earrings - Central Asia

"Beautiful , i love these earrings. Suppose they come from Tajikistan as the other pair?"

15 minutes ago

2 photos by Peter Hoesli were featured

16 minutes ago

Akkie commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Earrings - Central Asia

"Lovely Uzbekistan!"

18 minutes ago

Eva Baby commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

"Thanks a lot for the picture which is great! And the explanation about the snake. Zopf in German does not really mean pigtail, but braid. Pigtail is called "Rossschwanz" in Swiss (or "Pferdeschwanz" in German (meaning horsetail).…"

1 hour ago

Peter Hoesli posted photos

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2 hours ago

Mohamad Eid Zantout commented on Mohamad Eid Zantout's photo

oman silevr and gold pendant

"You are right Eva this wonderful and getting rare. The gold in This one is not in very good condition but i love it with the dangles"

4 hours ago

Mohamad Eid Zantout commented on Mohamad Eid Zantout's photo

oman silver earings three sets

"Thank you Harald I thought to put it together so we can see the difference between them And i m sure there still many kinds to buy."

4 hours ago

Peter Hoesli commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Bracelets - Egypt

"Yes Harald, they have several stamps each. With kind regards. Peter"

5 hours ago

Hillary Louarti commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"Linda, I agree with you. I have sent personal pieces to shows with my husband and put high yet fair prices on them. I made a lovely necklace with tapered red Yemeni coral and two *very large* old Tibetan turquoise beads I purchased in…"

7 hours ago

Linda Pastorino commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

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"In another book i have it said opposite. I think the double head is a good indicator of it being worn by a married woman. I will change my other description. thanks"

8 hours ago

Linda Pastorino commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"I think all of us have felt the same and do that to a certain extent but charging prices un related to anything relevant to a real situation of purchase is just as well saying it's not for sale, so I would be inclined not to sell instead…"

8 hours ago

Joost Daalder commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

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"Wonderful info, Linda. The word "Zopf" in German means "pigtail wig", and the head (the top part of your piece) which we see below is clearly that of a snake. The wig (plait), as it appears here, is itself snake-like too, and…"

8 hours ago

Linda Pastorino commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

Ida Ou Nadif Temporals

"I think for myself I will try and find original ones because I would rather have that but for selling I think some people don't care as much and could use parts as I do for earrings. I will show you some things I have liked in books and maybe…"

8 hours ago

Hillary Louarti commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"Sarah, I totally agree that this is what happens. I can say from a seller's point of view that I have favorite pieces that I am only willing to part with for the right price. "

8 hours ago

Toya commented on ann's photo

For Toya

"Thank you for the close up Ann. It is a very unusual pendant."

8 hours ago

SARAH CORBETT commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"I think that the truth is that the collectors / dealers who know the rarity of their pieces want to keep things which are this rare unless someone is willing to pay a incredibly high price for them...none of them are poor, and the rarity and the…"

9 hours ago

SARAH CORBETT commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

Ida Ou Nadif Temporals

"You also would not need the hooks etc."

9 hours ago

Linda Pastorino commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"I'm not getting it.. who do they think is going to pay that for these things? I find it ridiculous. I guess they were not feeling the pinch from the economic down slide? Europe is not doing that well now either so I'm not sure…"

9 hours ago

SARAH CORBETT commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo