Chin chain, Palestine (3)

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Posted by Johanne on November 1, 2014 at 7:49pm

Arab Christian women (Bethlehem, Ottoman Palestine) wearing a chin chain (postcard, ca 1900)

Toya November 1, 2014 at 9:31pm

Very interesting to see these worn. Thank you for posting this.
ingrid Langerak November 1, 2014 at 10:16pm

Yes, very interesting, a compleet new style for me.
Betty November 1, 2014 at 11:06pm

Great picture! Chin chains were worn throughout the Levant I believe and also in the Caucasus region.
Lynn Ardent November 2, 2014 at 5:27am

Great photo! Have not seen this one. Love the triple-haydari bracelet arm holding the adorable baby.
Johanne November 2, 2014 at 5:00pm

Thanks Toya, Ingrid, Betty and Lynn for your nice comments on the chin chain and the postcard.

It was a lucky find; it was terrible curled up in a lump when I saw it at the market. The knot was not easy to loosen. I didn't know if it was complete, when I bought it. I recognized the Ottoman coins, the pendants and the hooks...

I have a book on Palestine jewelry and clothes (Kleidung und Schmuck aus Palästina & Jordanien: 'Pracht und Geheimnis', published by Rautenstrauch-Joest museum, Cologne/Köln).

I've posted another picture, where you can see how the chains are fastened on the hat:

https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/chin-chain-palestine-4
Eva Baby November 4, 2014 at 10:07am

very nice and interesting! thanks for sharing.

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