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  Betty October 17, 2014 at 7:43pm

  Gorgeous, Ingrid! I love the wear on them and the warm glow.
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  ingrid Langerak October 17, 2014 at 9:49pm

  Thank you Betty, I put them here just to show that Ethiopia and Somalia does have these beads in their ethnic wear. Gr. Ingrid
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  Lynn Ardent October 17, 2014 at 11:11pm

  Ingrid, you have such a wonderful collection.  It is so kind of you to share it -- I think just your photos are now the best resource on Ethiopian silver jewelry available for free on the web.  I love these soft glowing beads. 
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  Eva Baby October 18, 2014 at 5:16am

  they are really lovely, if I had seen them without description, I would have put them to Yemen. It is really good that you Show These items and others in order to take away some false ideas. Many pieces that you showed in the past, would not have been credited to Ethiopia, so this helps a lot to correct some mistakes.
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  ingrid Langerak October 18, 2014 at 8:01am

  Thank you Eva and Lynn, I hope I am making headway in getting Ethiopia on the map .  Gr. Ingrid.
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  ait ouakli October 18, 2014 at 9:42am

  nice and very old pieces, as a fanatic of clean jewelry, you cleaned them until shining :-)
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  ingrid Langerak October 19, 2014 at 12:25am

  Yes Ait, you know me, although they were cleaned  about 20 yrs. ago and have been kept in a box ever since they still are and look old. Dirt doesn't make them look old or give them their softness.  But this is my personal opinion.  never mind.  Gr. Ingrid.
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  Peter Hoesli October 20, 2014 at 2:13am

  Dear Ingrid. First if all, the beads look gorgeous. I fully agree with you. I always and carefully clean my jewelry from the dirt but leaving most of the patina. When softly cleaning the items one discovers many otherwise hidden patterns, repairs (which I love to see on jewelry that really "lived"). Also, in my opinion, jewelry deserves to be clean. But then again this is my opinion. Regards. Peter
  PS: Many of my posted jewelry's photos have been made when I bought them (photos were made for custom purposes), hence, before softly cleaning them.
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  ingrid Langerak October 20, 2014 at 6:28pm

  Thank you Peter, good to know I am not the only.  Like you wrote it is up to the individual how one enjoys their pieces best. Gr. Ingrid.