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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
Bracelets, Dagestan
Posted by Rai Ismail on April 15, 2017 at 16:00 0 Comments 1 Like
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Donna Ingram-Parnell posted a discussionI Need Help
Hello,Is this a Turkish Ottoman metal belt?See More
"Hello Edwina,
You wrote "red coral" twice in your message—though we are discussing amber. (!).
It is very true that many products, particularly for the wealthy, came to Tibet from China. As an aside, even turquoise was largely…"
"Here we are years later. I have created a FaceBook Group for The Bead Museum, to honor Gabrielle Liese. It can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1581060785530402/
Attached is a photo from 1999, the day that The Bead…"
"Hello Edwina,
The use of amber, particularly red amber, as a Tibetan prayer strand would be very uncommon. Though it it certainly not impossible, strands such as you show are more likely to be Chinese. They might be worn by Buddhists; or…"
Naga Bangle
"Would you consider this a self defense and or combat bracelet? In relation to other armbands, grieves and bracelets of the hill tribes."
Edwina Williams posted a discussionTibetan red amber
I am looking for information about these beads which I acquired in the Tibetan community of Dharamsala, India in 1973. They were said to be Tibetan red amber, and had been used for a Tibetan mala (rosary). There are 105 beads, almost 1/2 inch wide, and a few of them are opaque. They are very light.See More
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Tibetan red amber
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G. Liese necklace?
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