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Very beautiful! I like the combination of silver and blue, especially the greyish-greenish blue type seems to me like a Cousin for the silver!
Unfortunately I know nothing about the Baluchi People (seems I still have a lot to learn!).
Addition: I just looked at the other beads, they are also very beautiful, but this one is my favourite.
It must be the combination of the colours! Just great!
Some pictures :
(Of the other 2 types there also are pictures when you like to see them I can post them).
women bound these large beads to their hairtassels. Less well known is whether if they be worn in necklaces. The big holes in the beads make it difficult to produce a 'pretty' necklace! Thats my experience!
That makes sense if those tassel have also cloth or extra hair in them.
Meanwhile I have also tried to fill my hole of knowledge, via Internet. At least I know now that Quetta is the main City, and as I used to know someone who stayed there as a correspondent for a newspaper years ago, it is now a bit less "unknown".
Do you have more Baluchi jewelry? It would be nice to compare them to the Omani ones.
Unusual, I think, to see so many lovely Baluchi silver beads together in a piece. But, as you say Akkie, a bit difficult to use. They seem to get over this with Indian silver beads that have large holes by stringing them on multiple silk strands that are worked into decorative knots on either side. Perhaps heishi beads would work in the same way.
I like the touch of the Multan bead.
Beautiful. It looks as if they are all of a different age. Even the small beads are so stunningly done. Really what a skill.. I am always in awe.!
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