The anklet’s diameter is 16 cm, and it weighs more than 970 grams. Continue Reading
The Daalder Collection of Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, after 2007
Headdress (Tepelik) from Turkey
This Turkish headdress, or tepelik, was attached and worn on top of a fez or similar hat-type structure. Please note the exquisite workmanship of the silver-gilt around the central turquoise bead. This piece is really Turkish, not just “Ottoman,” i.e. made anywhere in the empire over which the Turks presided. This is even so to… Continue Reading
Braid Ornament (Jadai Nagam) from India
The Jadai Nagam has a hallowed place in Hindu tradition and mythology. Krishna is said to have defeated the evil multi-headed serpent Kaliya, who was poisoning the Yamuna River. Indian women’s long black braids falling down to the knees are supposed to resemble the black cobra. The Jadai Nagam, or hair serpent, is the braid’s… Continue Reading
Uyghur Earrings from China
The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group from Eastern and Central Asia; today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, as a recognized minority group in that country. Continue Reading
Torc from Thailand
This silver woven torc was made by Thai Karen hill tribes, who formerly lived in Burma. Continue Reading
Silver Bangle from India
This silver bangle from Madras (Chennai) or Tamil Nadu, India, is intended to be worn by a married woman and to enhance fertility through the phallic symbols surrounding the basic circle. Continue Reading
Necklace, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan silversmiths’ refined aesthetic and skilled workmanship produced necklaces and other pieces that resembled those from South India and Indonesia. Continue Reading