Ethnic Design Collection Reto Zehnder

Old Punjabi Pakistani wedding chair hand-crafted of wood. The Chair is hand-painted in vibrant reds. Decorative painted spindles adorn the backrest and under panels of the arms. There is some minor fading of paint colour on legs and armrests and slight paint loss commensurate with age and use. 

An easy to wear Indian bracelet.

Different tribes of Laos, Burma and China wear these torqued bracelets, which ends are lashed.

Five pair of aluminium earrings from Laos. Can be purchased individually.

The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma.

The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma.

This unique necklace is probable from one of the multiple tribes in Nagaland. Any further information for this amazing piece of traditional jewellery is welcomed.

Precice origin not known.

This decorated silver hairpins was made by the Hmong, a fiercely independent hill tribe people found throughout SE Asia and Southern China.

Typical earrings from the Golden triangle in aluminium

This decorated silver hairpin was made by the Hmong, a fiercely independent hill tribe people found throughout SE Asia and Southern China. The hairpin is hollow with silver filigree decoration and is made from good silver. In the past, hill tribe women would sometimes fill the shaft with valuable items such as opium.Antique Hmong silver hairpins of this nature are rarely seen in Laos now.

Braclet but more likely to be worn as anklet by Rajasthani women.

This fine chain, to wear as bracelet is off snake-like suppleness. These chains are reminiscent of the sacred snake (nâga). "Among the notable nāgas of Buddhist tradition is Mucalinda, Nāgarāja and protector of the Buddha. In the Vinaya Sutra (I, 3), shortly after his enlightenment, the Buddha is meditating in a forest when a great storm arises, but graciously, King Mucalinda gives shelter to the Buddha from the storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snakeheads." cit. Wikipedia

These two fine chains, to wear as bracelets are off snake-like suppleness. These chains are reminiscent of the sacred snake (nâga). "Among the notable nāgas of Buddhist tradition is Mucalinda Nagaraja and protector of the Buddha. In the Vinaya Sutra (I, 3), shortly after his enlightenment, the Buddha is meditating in a forest when a great storm arises, but graciously, King Mucalinda gives shelter to the Buddha from the storm by covering the Buddha's head with his seven snakeheads." cit. Wikipedia

Lovely chain to be used as necklace solo or in combination with a pendant.

Four chains assembeled to a flat band. Its length will fit only on a very slim neck.

Two-stranded silver belt, probably from Hyderabad. The two chains of a type of work known as kamardani. The belt opens by unscrewing a typical Indian left-hand screw.

This necklace is of a type of work known as kamardani, but this example is of high quality. The style of chain is loop in loop with a hooked closure. The effect of the flexible, loop-in-loop chain is that its movement imitates that of a snake, which has associations in Hinduism with fertility and creation.

Five strands of different lengths of snake chains assembled to a lovely necklace.

Three-stranded braclet which opens by unscrewing a typical Indian left-hand screw.

Six-stranded braclet which opens by unscrewing a typical Indian left-hand screw.

Five-stranded silver belt, probably from Hyderabad. The two chains of a type of work known as kamardani. The belt opens by unscrewing a typical Indian left-hand screw