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Posted by ingrid Langerak on March 10, 2014 at 6:17pm
This is a pair of earrings bought in Ethiopia, quite rare for Ethiopia, I was told by an Eritrean that fancy men did wear one like this (one piece only).Looking at the work it does look more Yemeni work. So perhaps this was a fashion brought in.
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  • Betty March 10, 2014 at 8:07pm

    Beautiful craftsmanship, Ingrid. I like them a lot and have never seen this style before. Thanks for sharing!

    They might be from Yemen as you say (they look even a bit Indian to me), but of course there were Yemeni silversmiths in Asmara, too, so they might have been "local" in that sense. Do you happen to know if it was Tigrinya man you were said to wear an such an earring?

  • ingrid Langerak March 10, 2014 at 9:50pm

    Yes Betty, it was my uncle in marriage an Eritrean(university educated, and my husband,s age) who told me that he knew people who wore it in Asmara. And I saw it once worn by the painter Aferwork who did wear it with his national dress. (but he was Ethiopian).

  • Eva Baby March 11, 2014 at 2:28pm

    Beautiful earrings! Love them too!

  • ingrid Langerak March 11, 2014 at 5:38pm

    Thank you Eva Baby, they are very well made and really a lovely collector's item.

  • Betty March 11, 2014 at 7:36pm

    Thank you for all that interesting information, Ingrid. Maybe it was a fashion among intellectuals! Or simply a traditional adornment that men ceased to wear at some point. I must remember to ask some of my "Asmarino" friends. One way or the other, they are fantastic pieces!

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