Timbuktu and Shooting Stars
my first trip to Timbuktu and beyond
by Eva L. Baby
October 25, Bamako : My friend Iduna and I got up at 4.45 am. The sky still looked like an indigo cloth with a multitude of diamonds shimmering, insects were humming, roo
Lovely ebay find, usually don't see this on ebay site, I believe it is from Algeria but I may be wrong. What do you think?
Just love the jewelry in this old image which I snitched off ebay. The big prayer boxes look distinctively Algerian. What do some of the North African experts think about the authenticity of the jewelry visa vi the place here?
This piece is available for $50.00. From what I've seen on ebay and other places that seems like a very good price. This would be the third piece I've purchased from her, the other two are in my photos too. Could anyone estimate a region and age
Read more…I purchased these from an antique shop in Yachats, OR who said they came from an estate sale , that they were Taureg and she thought they were originally from Morocco, but wasn't sure. I am completely new to Tuareg jewelry, but now I love it and wan
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Not sure if this is exactly the right place to post this-- I'm trying to fill a hole in my collection and I thought it would be a good idea to ask around here if anyone has what I am looking for. I'm trying to find a pair of South Indian go
Read more…Does anyone have any information about the modern Yemeni Jewish silversmiths ? I believe there is a school for traditional Yemeni silversmiths in Ashkalon , Israel ?
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I am very interested in buying and trading in Indian vintage gold jewelery like kundan and so on. Would somebody be willing to guide as to where I should start. Thanks.
Read more…And this one, I believe it is from Morocco, Tafraoute. it's a very small bracelet. Am I right?
Hi everyone,
I'll be in London for a week at the end of the month and was considering going to Portobello and/or Camden markets. Are there any ethnic jewellery at all in the antiques' stalls? Or shall I give those a miss?
Any other suggestions for j
Read more…Since the first travel accounts of Morocco were made by Arab and European explorers during the Middle Ages the jewellery of North Africa has aroused great interest.
A plethora of ethnologists, during the colonial era made journeys, during which they
Read more…Here is an auction of very very high quality ornaments. To remain humble about collecting...
Read more…I was looking at this necklace which seems to have some authentic tribal elements in the circle carvings, possibly African and it looks nicely old. But the whole seems rather European in style...
Hi there. I have this Middle Eastern necklace that I would love to know more about and possibly it's age. Made with turquois and coral stones, the glass like stones are a mystery to me. Any additional information will be appreciated.
Hi dear forum members,
I recently posted a discussion asking what is your preferred piece of jewelry.
Let us see if through your passion for ethnic jewelry you came to adopt that little bracelet you snatched up in an ebay auction, that pendant foun
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Read more…Just wanted to share this beautiful necklace designed by Angela Lovett. I found it on facebook today. It is obviously a design close to my own heart since I love the shape and elements of the piece.
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