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Uzbek jewellery ornament consisting in three rows of silver and coral beads with plait globular filigree hangings on each side. Khiva, Khorezm. The Khorezm bride added to her costume a pair of temple orament resembling earrings which wee attached to locks of hair on temples and linked by a necklace composed of strings of chains with stamped pendants. Gilt silver, coral, turquoises and glass cabochons. Provenance_ ex-Ghysels collection. 19th century. Literature: “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001 “Uzbekistan. Heirs of the Silk Road”, Kalter and Pavaloi, Thames & Hudson, 1997, p. 292 “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001, p. 52 “The arts and crafts of Turkestan”, Kalter, Johannes, Thames and Hudson, 1983, p.115 “Traditional jewellery from Soviet Central Asia and Kazakhstan”, Sovetsky khudozhnik Publishers, 1984, p. 55 CA280 -
Gold nose ring with pearls and gemstones, from Central Asia. Women of the various peoples of Turkestan wore similar nose ornaments. Their vernacular name, arabek, confirms their Arabic origin. Attached to the right nostril, they were meant to prevent the intrusion of evil spirits during inhalation. From the first half of the 20th century or older. Provenance: UK private collection Size: 4 x 4,3 cm Weight: 6,1 g Literature: “Parures de tête ethniques d'afrique, d'Asie d'Océanie et d'Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2005 “Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 150 “Uzbekistan. Heirs of the Silk Road”, Kalter and Pavaloi, Thames & Hudson, 1997, 298 “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001, p.74 PCA2 -
Gold nose ring with pearls and glass beads, from Central Asia. Women of the various peoples of Turkestan wore similar nose ornaments. Their vernacular name, arabek, confirms their Arabic origin. Attached to the right nostril, they were meant to prevent the intrusion of evil spirits during inhalation. From the first half of the 20th century or older. Provenance: UK private collection Size: 3,6 x 3,6 cm Weight: 6,8 g Literature: “Parures de tête ethniques d'afrique, d'Asie d'Océanie et d'Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2005 “Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 150 “Uzbekistan. Heirs of the Silk Road”, Kalter and Pavaloi, Thames & Hudson, 1997, 298 “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001, p.74 PCA3 -
Gold nose ring with coral, from Central Asia. Women of the various peoples of Turkestan wore similar nose ornaments. Their vernacular name, arabek, confirms their Arabic origin. Attached to the right nostril, they were meant to prevent the intrusion of evil spirits during inhalation. From the first half of the 20th century or older. Provenance: UK private collection Size: 3,3 x 3,6 cm Weight: 5 g Literature: “Parures de tête ethniques d'afrique, d'Asie d'Océanie et d'Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2005 “Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 150 “Uzbekistan. Heirs of the Silk Road”, Kalter and Pavaloi, Thames & Hudson, 1997, 298 “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001, p.74 PCA1 -
Gold nose ring with coral and glass beads, from Central Asia. Women of the various peoples of Turkestan wore similar nose ornaments. Their vernacular name, arabek, confirms their Arabic origin. Attached to the right nostril, they were meant to prevent the intrusion of evil spirits during inhalation. Some of the granulation of the central rossette is missing. From the first half of the 20th century or older. Provenance: UK private collection Size: 4 x 3,5 cm Weight: 7,3 g Literature: “Parures de tête ethniques d'afrique, d'Asie d'Océanie et d'Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2005 “Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 150 “Uzbekistan. Heirs of the Silk Road”, Kalter and Pavaloi, Thames & Hudson, 1997, 298 “Il corallo. Nell'ornamento dell'Asia islamica dalla Turchia all'Uzbekistan”, del Mare, Cristina-Vidale, Massimo, Electa napoli, 2001, p.74 PCA4 -
Indian gold nose ring with pearls, 22 kt gold, turquoise and glass beads. Worn in the North West area of Rajasthan around Bikaner and Jaisalmer. First half of the 20th century. Provenance: European private collection. Dimensions: 5,5 x 4 cm Weight: 9,9 gr. Literature: “Nose rings of India”, Ganguly, Waltraud, BR publishing Corporation, 2015 “Parures ethniques. Le culte de la beauté”, Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, Assouline, Paris, 2001 PIPIND -
Indian gold nose ring with 22 kt gold, pearls, and glass beads. Worn mainly in Rajasthan . First half of the 20th century. Provenance: European private collection. Dimensions:3,2 x 3 cm Weight: 4 gr. Literature: “Nose rings of India”, Ganguly, Waltraud, BR publishing Corporation, 2015 “Parures ethniques. Le culte de la beauté”, Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, Assouline, Paris, 2001 PIPIND3 -
Indian gold nose ring with 22 kt gold, pearls, gemstones and glass beads. Worn mainly in Rajasthan . First half of the 20th century. Provenance: European private collection. Dimensions:3 x 2,7 cm Weight: 4,8 gr. Literature: “Nose rings of India”, Ganguly, Waltraud, BR publishing Corporation, 2015 “Parures ethniques. Le culte de la beauté”, Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, Assouline, Paris, 2001 PIPIND2 -
Indian gold nose ring with pearls, 22 kt gold, pearls and glass beads. Worn mainly in Rajasthan . First half of the 20th century. Provenance: European private collection. Dimensions:4 x 3,3 cm Weight: 5,5 gr. Literature: “Nose rings of India”, Ganguly, Waltraud, BR publishing Corporation, 2015 “Parures ethniques. Le culte de la beauté”, Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, Assouline, Paris, 2001 PIPIND1 -
Rare, large, disc-shaped headdress of the Bedouin women in Libya, cast from pure silver, known as ‘Salha’ or ‘Turraha’. With three hallmarks from the city of Tripoli on the front side. These large ornamental discs made of silver were worn on the head of Bedouin women in Libya for their wedding. They had different names from tribe to tribe and across the region: ‘Salha’, ‘Sualah’, ‘Turraha’, ‘Zerad’ etc. An extremely rare ornament, with traces of use but no damage. First half of the 20th century or earlier. Diameter: 14 cm. Weight: 104,8 g Literature: “Libyan jewellery”, Schenone Alberini, Elena, Araldo de Luca editore, 1998, p. 47 “Jewelry and Adornment of Libya”, Ghellali, Hala, BLKVLD, 2024, p. 69 “Amazics. Joies berebers”, IEMed, 2005, p. 124 TUN16 -
During the 1800s and early 1900s, brides in the villages of the Hebron hills wore a ceremonial headdress called a 'wuqayat al-darahim' (‘money hat’), With densely-packed rows of Ottoman coins and numerous beads, charms and pendants. Because the "money hat" was very costly, most brides could probably not afford to buy one, and the headdresses were not produced in large quantities.The "Money hat" was exclusively worn on the wedding day. On occasion, less wealthier brides could borrow or rent the hat. Women from Bethlehem made this type of headdress and sold it in Hebron and the surrounding villages. Cotton silver Ottoman coins, coral, glass beads, cowries and phenolic resin. Age: beginning of the 20th century. Provenance: European private collection. Dimensions: 48 x 17 x 17 cm. The chains on each side of the headdress are longer. A similar example is at the British Museum in London. Literature: “Bijoux historiques au Musée d'Israel”, Gonen, Rivka, Musée d'Israel, 1997, p.60 "crown of coins. Traditional Headdresses of Arab and Bedouin women", Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, 2002 "Traditional Palestinian Embroidery and Jewelry", Al-Samih Abu Omar, Abed, Arab Press, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 50 “The power of headdresses”, Biebuyck D. &Van de Abbele, Leopold II Foundation, 1984, p. 139 “Jewelry from the Orient (Bir Collection)”, Seiwert, Wolf Dieter, Arnoldsche, 2009, p.300-1 CA257 -
Timor Warrior's head band (Atoni tribe), Indonesia. In the past, warriors, meo, would wear a woven headband decorated with sewn-on silver discs around their heads. Endowed with a sacred character, headhunting was a type of initiation ritual that confirmed the meo's accession to the status of invulnerable man. Cotton, silver, and glass beads. Provenance: Spanish private collection. Dimensions:98 x 9 cm Literature: “Parures ethniques. Le culte de la beauté”, Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, Assouline, Paris, 2001, p. 221 “Ethnic jewellery from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands”, The pepin Press, 2002, p.240 “Power and gold: jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines”, Rodgers, Susan, Presteg Verlag, Geneve, 1988, p. 150 “Ethnic Jewelry from Indonesia”, Carpenter, Bruce W., Editions Didier Millet, 2011, p 264 “Le Monde en Tete”, Seuil, 2019 P2292
