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  ingrid Langerak February 23, 2015 at 10:57pm

  Very refined work of the Ethiopian/Eritrean  silver smiths.  Many of the jewellers in Eritrea were of Tigrai,Ethiopia.
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  Betty February 24, 2015 at 2:00pm

  Gorgeous, Ingrid. I very much like this style. I have some that are gilded and have been turned into a necklace which is one of my favourite pieces, too.
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  ingrid Langerak February 24, 2015 at 2:28pm

  Hi Betty,  yes there are a couple of guilded ones.  Not to many though.  I have one set copied in gold, but that is not traditional, one lady of should be now of 95 yrs. had she lived, has only once see a set in gold and that was rare, the owner was a business woman( her own boss with good funds.)

  GR. Ingrid.
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  Betty February 24, 2015 at 5:49pm

  Very interesting - I really regret being so preoccupied with other business when I was staying in Eritrea that I never had the time to talk to the ladies about their jewellery...Here's a picture of my gilded pieces I think I may have shown it to you before...):

  
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  ingrid Langerak February 24, 2015 at 11:42pm

  Betty, I have seent his necklace before (it is with the telsum in the centre?  But I didn.t realize it was guilded.  They are beautiful. well made and so softened. They are so refined to wear as a necklace.