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Ethnic Jewelry
Sibylle Jargstorf
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Description for Ethnic Jewelry
Paperback. This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. From Sudan, Guinea Coast, East and South Africa, Alps, Baltic Sea, Russia, Afghanistan, and Himalaya, these examples display a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples. Num Pages: 160 pages, 484 color photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; JFCK; WCP; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 766.
This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. African ornaments include Zulu beads, Maghreb necklaces, the Oba's crown, and Massai headpieces. European ornaments extend from the Baltic to the Alps and from Russia, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Asian jewelry comes from the Fertile Crescent, the Silk Route, and the foothills of the Himalaya. Each example exquisitely displays a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples.
This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. African ornaments include Zulu beads, Maghreb necklaces, the Oba's crown, and Massai headpieces. European ornaments extend from the Baltic to the Alps and from Russia, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Asian jewelry comes from the Fertile Crescent, the Silk Route, and the foothills of the Himalaya. Each example exquisitely displays a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764311451
SKU
V9780764311451
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About Sibylle Jargstorf
Sibylle Jargstorf, a historian of both glass and jewelry, lives in Braunschweig, Germany. She has conducted her research among public and private collections and libraries worldwide, and has access to primary sources of the traditions for the examples shown here.
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