If my memory is still functioning, it seems to me that I bought these pendants in Bagdad around 1980, but maybe it could also be Central Asia or Tibet....... Any help?
Read more…I recently came in possession of this collar (and several other tribal looking pieces for hair and neck), and want to identify the region, material, etc. I've seen some Ladakh and this looks similar to me. I welcome any enlightment! I know next to n
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I bought last year this small silver box. It's a very beautiful small object with fine adornments : arabesques and flowers : Persian ?
smaller than a match box ...
Does any of you expert could help me for identifying the culture and the usage ?
Thank
Read more…Those who have an interest in Berber jewelry may like to leaf through, or even bid!, the catalogue of the collection of Mr. Dezcallar which will be sold in auction in Madrid on November 29, 2018. Here is the link to the pdf catalogue.
Read more…Welcome, the site has been a little quiet as I've been off sick but I'd like to get discussions going again so please do post any queries, reviews of exhibitions or shows or just loved pieces. Cordelia
Read more…Hello lovely collectors! I have been collecting for years hap hazardously and now I have some wonderful pieces that I want to sell but I need accurate information and value before posting. Does anyone know of a website, app, person, email, text or ph
Read more…I have been looking for info on this African piece. The photos will best describe it but i've been told it has elephant hair inside it. Thanks
Read more…I bought this necklace from a couple online, and they were selling some of the pieces the man's late wife had owned. She was English, and collected so many neat things, a wide array of types, ages and styles. The couple thought this necklace was from
Omani Silver jewellery has many different designs. Today we are discussing the Omani Alakam where to wear it around the woman's face from the right ear to left ear. is made from silver. Omani women wear it at the events to show beauty.
what do y
Read more…Glorious Tuareg woman from the Kel Ahaggar Algeria wearing a similar pendant to this new aquisition. PM me if interested. The lady is Assine Ult Yemma. She was considered the Queen of the desert, She was a poetess and messenger of peace between feudi
Bryan Reeves of Tribal Gathering London discusses a recent find he is exhibiting at the Tribal Art Fair in London Sept 20
For more info exhibits and films please visit www.TribalArtLondon.com the exhibition is on until the 7th of
Read more…Pedro was better. Mrs. Lau’s tending had strengthened him. He was sitting up when next Mr. Lau came into the room.
“What was it like to study calligraphy with Dr. Chang?” Pedro asked.
“The brush strokes... “ Mr. Lau began. “He used all parts of the
Read more…Hi-- sorry for the double post--I was wondering if anyone could provide any information or point me to a good resource for researching the belt shown below. Thanks!
Read more…Mrs. Lau ran down the stairs from their apartment, having heard the shattering glass, only to see her husband and two policemen pick Pedro up and walk toward the small bed they kept in the back room of the store. She was the best apothecary in Macau,
Read more…Hello, I am new to this discussion and have questions concerning two trade beads bought in Cameroon. I am trying to discover their origin (Venetian? German?), and how to best describe them. They have quite a bit of age and patina on them. I have m
Read more…Jiao-liang was effusive at having secured a temple member without having to offer them drugs. He could tell his mother of his success, and perhaps she would think well of him. It rarely ever happened, for as she got older she became infinitely harder
Read more…After his mother left, Jiao-liang walked out the back door to his customized Thunder Mountain Keystone Chopper. It had taken him over a year to choose it at the Harley Davidson dealership in Taipa. He picked a grey one, which he called the Storm Bike
Read more…Jiao-liang was effusive at having secured a temple member without having to offer them drugs. He could tell his mother of his success, and perhaps she would think well of him. It rarely ever happened, for as she got older she became infinitely harder
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