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  Patricia Deany January 23, 2012 at 6:21pm

  Not Nagaland, I believe. They could come from Nepal, but would be of comparatively recent origin.
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  Frankie Carter January 23, 2012 at 6:32pm

  Thanks, Patti. No, I couldn`t imagine Nagaland either. It was described as Islamic Bedouin - quite a broad catch-all anyway and not neccessarily correct. I suspect Nepal, too.
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  SARAH CORBETT January 23, 2012 at 7:01pm

  the butterfly/insect imagery for me would rule out most islamic origins too...
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  Frankie Carter January 23, 2012 at 8:05pm

  of course, it`s a butterfly! Hadn`t even interpreted it correctly, Sarah. To me it just didn`t have an overall islamic appearance. Thanks for the help.
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  Joost Daalder January 24, 2012 at 1:41am

  As Patricia suggests tentatively, an amulet box like this is, stylistically at any rate, Nepalese - quite unambiguously so, and yes, the chief motif is that of the butterfly. The type is fairly common, and well-documented. See for example Hannelore Gabriel (the foremost authority on Nepalese jewellery), *Jewelry of Nepal*, p. 40, and *A World of Necklaces*, pp. 268-9. I would stress that owning good reference books greatly facilitates the process of collecting and identification. I can't see the piece well enough to judge its age, quality, the materials used, etc - but culturally speaking it is meant to be Nepalese, and most probably was also actually made there.
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  Linda Pastorino January 24, 2012 at 11:03am

  This is very similar to one I sold this month. They used to come around more often but not as much now. These are from Nepal definately. There is a good book on the subject by Hanelore Gabrielle.
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  Linda Pastorino January 24, 2012 at 11:04am

  I see Joost mentioned book already
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  Joost Daalder January 24, 2012 at 11:13am

  Right, Linda, and I spelled the surname correctly, in case anyone wants to look it up: GABRIEL!
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  Mark Gilbertson February 24, 2020 at 4:01am

  Gorgeous heft, cast, and color.