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A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.

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Bridal headgear. Late-Ottoman. Bursa Ethnografical Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 24, 2016 at 1:03am

Close-up of a traditional urban bride. Late-Ottoman, from Bursa. Ca. 1900. The metal ornament fixed on top of the felt hat is called ‘tepelik’. It is a piece of jewelry, generally made of silver, gilded silver or even gold. Less valuable specimen were made of ‘alpaka’ (nickel silver), a silvery-coloured alloy of 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc.On the breast: a small fastener-like ornament, consisting of two small silver(y) plaques (with dangles, and one hook each on the backside) connected with each other by three short chains. On exhibit in the Bursa Etnografya Müzesi. (© Dick Osseman).

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