A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.

Timimoun

sahara oasis old architectural styl.
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  • An other beautiful picture!

  • Absolutely superb, fantastic! I have been to Timimoun but never knew that place existed.  What is it?

  • @ait ouakli: Great photo of a glorious monument to man's inspired work.

  • Thank you anna, it is all handmade from a just workers. they are now few people who can do this work. i know some architekts and artistes who are making all thoes walls in catalogues and trying to keep the tradition going. my next trip, i will get more photos from them

  • Marie, yes superb. there is mosques and old hotels who have this kind of decoration. old houses too

  • very beautiful.

  • thank you eva. i like a lot too

  • Amazing! And yet another exotic place to dream about :)

  • Preethi, there is more , i will post in the futur.for sure you will dream more.

    it is another side of the beautiful african Islamic Art.this kind of decoration exist in almost all africa. the samples and their numeber are different .

  • What a delight! And what a refuge from the heat. Thanks again, Ait Ouakli.

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