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  Eva Baby November 28, 2013 at 3:35pm

  Thanks for the scan, I looked again at your picture with the headdress too, it is clear that These breast-shaped pearls are much more present on your item than on my Piece.... Well, that is all I can say..... I am not an expert, but it was extremely dirty, when I got it (everything, I really washed it first in Soap water....... the White glass beads got clean quick, the rest was difficult to impossible  (the Alu plates still look old and dirty in some way ).
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  ingrid Langerak November 28, 2013 at 3:57pm

  Eva, You did well in my point of view. I would not like to walk around with someones dirt on my skin.

  And the softness of worn silver does not diminish  but alluminium is a very soft material and I can see the dents in your dangles and in there some of the red (iron) soil in the butches which  gives it warmth. I would leave it as it is and  wearable. Altogether it is charming and I 'm not diminishing the headdress I am just telling where it comes from and how it is re-used.  Because i do like the ingenuinity of the local ladies who want to look good and attractive. And they managed to get the effect. That is what is most of the time done anyway. New found items are added to their jewelley and it becomes very individual.  ( I have seen also red back lights of bicycle lights being used, and buttons.

  Gr. Ingrid
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  Eva Baby November 28, 2013 at 4:14pm

  Hi Ingrid, no Problem, I bought it as it is, and I did not know that the beads are new, nor did the seller know or say so, but it is ok for me. This is the same in the Sahel Region, especially the Fulani use all kinds of things for their jewellery like e.g. safety Pins, mirrors, etc. They are very creative!  The seller was in Ethiopia and bought it there along with many other items. She did not even know that the dangles are worn in the back (I did not know it either), it was good that Betty said so. The description of the seller was clearly: the front contains 22 dangles...of course I believed too, that they are worn in the front, especially as it said (in the Internet) that the Argoba are Muslim People. I had to revise my opinion, but sometimes this Needs to be done. I am always for the truth.
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  ingrid Langerak November 28, 2013 at 5:02pm

  Eva, the only time I have seen women walking veiled was in Eritrea, and they were the Yeminites and some RashAida. But in Ethiopia never. They do  very much dressed like the rest of the Eritreans or Ethiopians. Actually they are very free spirited and fierce. In the country side muslim women are wearing a lot more jewellery, either in beads or silver (nickel or aluminium) Arussi women more brass.
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  ingrid Langerak November 28, 2013 at 5:05pm

  Here a question to members of Ethnic jewels.

  Is Ethnic jewellery bound by time or........if it is worn and liked by most of the Ethnic women and is part of their daily or dressing-up wear even in these days (now).

  Gr. Ingrid
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  Eva Baby November 28, 2013 at 6:46pm

  @Ingrid, thanks for the Information about veiling in Ethiopia (resp. not veiling of women). Good to know!

  The General question about ethnic jewellery bound by time or not....... I cannot answer quickly like that.... Perhaps you should post the question in the Forum, to get more Responses.