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  Eva Baby March 9, 2013 at 6:42am

  never seen these from Ethiopia (but then Ethiopia is full of wonders with all its many ethnies), I first thought they were upper arm bangles of the Nuba (Sudan).  Is it know what kind of bone this is?
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  Edith D March 9, 2013 at 3:51pm

  I like these, too...very modern and sculptural.
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  Linda Pastorino March 9, 2013 at 4:05pm

  has to be a big animal for the width? not sure never told. The people I got them from collected in the field and I never wrote down what they said.  I have had them about 15 years or maybe  a bit more. This is when all the Ethiopian stuff was coming out. I have furniture and bowls and trays. really nice old  ones as well as one shield that I'm selling.  I was working also in a store and the owner then was traveling and buying.  So many chairs passed through his hands, my hands.. I kept only one chair now and i had really nice ones. I like the trays and bowls though I use them for serving and eating on. 
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  Linda Pastorino March 9, 2013 at 4:09pm

  many of these pieces of tribal type jewelry are very modern and ;people mount them and buy them as shapes/ objects for decorating.  Not jewelry collectors particularly.  These are very large , hard to tell , I have worn them but they stick out allot.   
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  Edith D March 9, 2013 at 6:45pm

  These would certainly be very attractive as decorative objects.  We have a lot of African ornaments that have been mounted for display because it is not otherwise practical to wear or use in any other manner.  All my African skirts are in frames and I have been thinking of also mounting some of our miscellaneous bead work.
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  Thelma March 9, 2013 at 10:15pm

  Edith, Linda,....have you any experience of framing silver objects. Do they tarnish behind glass? Any advice?
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  Edith D March 9, 2013 at 10:44pm

  One piece of advice is to use archival materials and NEVER mount anything on velvet....you will get wormhole patterns on your silver.  Also, I would use something you can periodically open to clean the silver.  There are a number of archival products that can be used in framing silver that inhibit tarnishing.  I would tend to use a shadow box that can be easily opened.  There are a number of archival materials suppliers.  Try googling "archival display".
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  Linda Pastorino March 10, 2013 at 12:21am

  Hi 

  I have no experience with mounting silver , only textiles. I wear all of my stuff or have it mounted never in boxes..  

  Edith ,, why does the velvet create wormhole patterns?  Never heard that before ,, that is really interesting... elaborate if you will. 
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  Edith D March 10, 2013 at 4:26am

  I am not sure exactly why, but the sulfides in combination with the nap of the velvet cause an uneven erosion pattern on the silver.  This pattern looks like little worm holes one might expect to see in a piece of pest-eaten wood.  This type of silver erosion is very distinctive and disfiguring to the metal.  It was popular to have velvet lined glass cases in the Victorian era, but unfortunately displaying silver in such cases left their mark on many pieces of prized silver.

  I think an alternative fabric one might consider is "SilverGuard" type or similar.....it looks good and will inhibit the tarnish.  In addition to pre-made jewelry bags, I am pretty sure one can buy a bolt of this tarnish inhibiting fabric for use in display cases and shadow boxes.
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  Eva Baby March 10, 2013 at 8:26am

  what an interesting discussion about the silver and velvet. I never heard that before, it is always good to hear such things and widen its horizon. Very interesting information, thanks.