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Is this piece Ida Ou Nadif or Soussi?

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Is it antique or vintage? This is from a dealer site -- and I really respect this dealer-- but it seems so large to be Ida Ou Nadif to me. Anyway, would appreciate any imput. Thanks. BTW, some great…Continue

Small Kabyle fibulas

Started this discussion. Last reply by Patricia Deany Feb 11. 3 Replies 0 Likes

This is a great illustration of the mixed style of Kabyle elements -- a discussion we had quite sometime ago. Here we have the Kabyle enamel mixing with the light, silver almost European dangles --…Continue

Unibrow revisited

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Just another great pic of our favorite beauty feature. This one from Tunisia.Continue

Origin?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Frankie Carter Feb 4. 4 Replies 0 Likes

This is listed as Berber by the dealer on ebay. What do you think? I have my own ideas which are probably wrong, so I would like some educated guesses.…Continue

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Patricia Deany commented on bianca maggi's photo

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"Very beautiful display!"

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Patricia Deany commented on berberia's photo

Tiger claw silver pendant, Pakistan (3)

"Very beautiful. I also have a pendant which has tiger claws -- from Uzbekistan--It is quite a bit different from this -- this actually looks Indian to me."

4 hours ago

Patricia Deany commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Veil - Southern Palestine/Sinai

"veils are my favorite things. This is lovely"

14 hours ago

Patricia Deany commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Massive Chest Ornament - Dagestan

"Wow"

21 hours ago

Patricia Deany commented on ann's photo

Mauritanian silver beads, Berber Khamsas, old Afghan silver, Cornaline d'aleppo beads and faux amber from Morocco

"Excellent,faux amber has a wonderful color."

21 hours ago

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Is this piece Ida Ou Nadif or Soussi?

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Patricia Deany commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"Oh, i agree that when prices are elevated far, far above what demand dictates that it is not good , especially for a naive buyer who thinks that eventually he may recoup his investment ( and I have been a naive buyer -- and still am-- so I know from…"

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Patricia Deany commented on SARAH CORBETT's photo

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"Hi Waqar, the thing about these particular pieces is that they are really very, very rare -- they are genuinely antique and matched and the ones from Ait Oauzguit are virtually stand alones, I think that Sarah mentioned that she had never, ever seen…"

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Patricia Deany commented on bianca maggi's photo

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"Sigrid says about these pendants Yes, sometimes one of the ends has been broken off, in Egypt is said to be a sign that the mother bore a son. However, the practise of wearing this necklace is not the same everywhere: in some areas the number of…"

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Patricia Deany commented on bianca maggi's photo

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"According to Sand and SIlver by Margaret Vale these necklaces were worn as part of the wedding finery. The bride continued to wear it everyday for its protective powers and to help bring children to the marriage. It has been said that with the birth…"

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SARAH CORBETT commented on Patricia Deany's photo

Ida ou Semlal fibs

"You are welcome beautiful momma x "

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Ida ou Semlal fibs

Thanks so much Sarah!

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Patricia Deany commented on howah's photo

Antique Chinese headband

"Love this piece -- your collection is astounding!"

Thursday

Patricia Deany commented on Hillary Louarti's photo

Massive Omani Necklace

"Lovely color and balance. Is this vintage or antique?"

Thursday

Patricia Deany commented on Patricia Deany's blog post Are these Ait Oaurzguit temporals?

"I know that these are much smaller than the ida ou nadif pendants but I think they are much much heavier as well ( have a fib with similar pendants and the silver is much thicker) so it is possible that they are supported by additional hooks."

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SARAH CORBETT commented on Patricia Deany's blog post Are these Ait Oaurzguit temporals?

"http://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/image-11 image for sizing "

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Ancient Beadwork website

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

Just wanted to include this website here as of interest to our members.

http://www.ancientbeadwork.com/

Are these Ait Oaurzguit temporals?

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

Feast for the eyes

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

Some lovely pics from a well known book about eastern jewelry.http://www.arnoldsche.com/out/media/flippdf/319-7_SchmuckOrient_engl/index.html#/11/zoomed

Islamic star

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

@ait and waqar -- I thought these two scholars would most appreciate this article I found online because it deals with patterns and history of symbols -- but I am sure a few of our more scholarly members will also find it interesting.http://islamic-arts.org/2011/the-eight-point-star/

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At 6:16 on April 22, 2012, Lyn Wright said…: Thanks for the nice welcome. Nice to be here.

I collect ancient beads, as well as jewelry: Turkoman, Masai, Hilltribes, etc.

At 14:51 on April 18, 2012, Beatrice said…: Thanks Patricia

I love ethnic jewelry, sometimes make some and have been collecting since youth.

At 20:20 on March 29, 2012, Raven said…: Thank you Patricia !

I do beadwork myself, but i love this jewelry too !

At 0:26 on March 28, 2012, Lyn Price said…: Hi Patricia,

thank you for the welcome. i don't know why i have never found this site until now. but glad that i have. It was lucky.

I have always been interested in all things ethnic and beads too.

I can remember stringing apple seeds up and waring them on my arm as a little girl. But happy to say that my that my taste have changed.

Lyn

At 18:22 on February 27, 2012, ait ouakli said…: hello and thank you a lot for your welcome. i find this web side verry nice and try my best to add sone beautiful pictures and comments.

if anybody needs some help in touareg or algerien jewelry, please dont hesitate to ask me.

At 19:35 on February 5, 2012, maligunduz said…: hi from newest member:)

At 19:24 on January 31, 2012, Carol R. said…: Hi Patricia -- Thanks for the welcome! I'm already delighted to be here and to see so much interesting jewelry and interest in so many areas. I came across this site by accident while looking at Moroccan jewelry on the web, very happy I did!

At 9:00 on January 30, 2012, gopal sharma karith said…: Hi Patricia

Good afternoon , i am Go-pal from Apex India , do you like my necklace collection , if you want to talk me than fell free to mail me on my mail '' gopi_apex@yahoo.com''. you can contact me .

At 18:51 on January 6, 2012, Amir said…: Greetings Patrician Deany! Thanks for a warm welcome. Ancient Jewlery is our family business for a long time.I have recently joined my business,thought to take it to new level,introduce my products here and see if anyone likes it.Best Wishes to you ma'm :)

At 15:40 on January 3, 2012, johnpanderson said…: Thanks for the welcome. We have a Folk Art Gallery here in Bali and have a great love of the tribal goods and all things beads. My best, john