A six-strand necklace that is usually worn in Southern Uzbekistan in an area where ethnic Uzbek, Tajik, and Pamir live.
Made of silver, coral, shell and glass beads.
Date: first half of the 20th century or earlier.
Dimensions:
Length: 88 cm
Weight: 211 gr
Literature:
“Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981
“Il corallo. Nell’ornamento dell’Asia islamica dalla Turchia all’Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-
Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001
“Kyrgyzstan. Ethnic jewellery of Central Asia”, Kadyrov, V., Rarity Firm LTD, 2007
“De kracht van Zilver. Etnische sieraden uit de collectie smith hutschenruyter”, Mols, Luitgard,
Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, 2011
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