Head ornaments worn by women from Tchad and Libya suspended on either side of the face by wool or leather that went over the head and balanced the pair under the ears. Loop closing. Early/mid-20th century. Also make nice bracelets:
A) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 50 grams. 8 cm diameter.
B) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 49 grams. 7.6 cm diameter.
C) Silver alloy with punched circular decoration. 45 grams. 7 cm diameter.
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The origin of most of the Rashaïda jewelry is either Sudan or the opposite cost of the Arabian peninsula. Our collection has...read more
The origin of most of the Rashaïda jewelry is either Sudan or the opposite cost of the Arabian peninsula. Our collection has been acquired in the 80tie in Eritrea.
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Rashaïda pectoral hanging02.01.1933
- High silver content - acid-tested
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
This long hanging pectoral pendant was acquired in Eritrea in 1991. Rashaïda and Nubian women were these pectoral hangings. It comprises flat, engraved silver plates, and numerous dangles. There is a small loop at the top to allow suspension.
Pair of cylindrical bracelet Numibia /Siwa01.03.1582
- White metal, silver content not tested
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
Similar to 01.03.1892 origin from Siwa oasis in Egypt. Following th place this pair was collecte shows that identical cuffs are also worn by women of the Nubian and Rashaida tribes of the era.
Hoek, C., et al, Ethnic Jewellery: From Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands, Pepin Press, 2004.; Nadler, D. & S., Silver: From Fetish to Fashion, PDN Publishing, 2005. and van Roode, S., Desert Silver: Understanding Traditional Jewellery from the Middle East and North Africa, BLKVLD, 2017.
Silver-plated and alloy metals
Rashaïda pectoral hanging02.01.1457
- White metal, silver content not tested
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
This long hanging pectoral pendant ihasbeen acquired in Eritrea in 1991. Rashaïda and Nubiean women were these pectoral hangigs. It comprises flat, engraved silver plates,nnd numerous dangles and bells.There is a small loop at the top to allow suspension.
Finger ring, Rashaïda tribe02.01.877
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Can be delivered cleaned and polished
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Beautiful and rare finger ring from the red sea coast.
Bracelet white metal from Egypt Nubie02.01.843
- Aloy with poor silver content
- High aesthetic value
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
According to Cutasen they offer a powerfull protection
Pair of Rashaïda bracelets with picks and dangles02.01.428
- Gilded or gold foil on silver
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
total width: 120 mm ; openings 20 mm Weight: 347 for both
Highly decorative silver bracelet with gold guilted strips; 3 picks, and dangles. Very small opening (20 mm) those difficult to werar.
Rashaïda bracelet with picks and dangles02.01.427
- Silver 85 to 90%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Richly decorated bracelet from Ethiopia /Eritrea. probably Yemeni origin.
Very small opening making it difficult to wear, but highly decorative.
No reference (bibliography or web) could be found
Pair of hinged Rashaïda cuffs02.01.425
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 48 mm Weight: 254 gr (for the two)
Cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Hinged Rashaïda cuff02.01.424
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 50 mm Weight: 125 gr
Cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Hinged Rashaïda cuff02.01.423
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 50 mm Weight: 108 gr
Cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Hinged Rashaida cuff02.01.422
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 50 mm Weight: 167 gr
Richly decorated cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Large hinged Rashaïda cuff02.01.421
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 85 mm Weight: 203 gr
Large an rich decorated cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Large Rashaïda hinged cuff02.01.420
- Aloy with poor silver content
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Width: 80 mm Weight: 217 gr
Large an rich decorated cuff worn by both Nubian and Rashaida tribe women (originating from the Arabian Peninsula and living in Eritrea, Ethiopia as well as Egypt and Nubia). It is hinged and closes with a push pin mechanism. In good vintage condition.
Upper Arm Bracelet in al-Dahiyy style02.01.324
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Width exterior: 132 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 30 mm
Weight: 712 gr
A pair of heavy and rare upper arm bracelets from Yemen. Called also damlaj, such a bracelet was worn by women in Yemen’s Mahwit Province and Rashida womenon both shores of the Red Sea They are of hollow cast silver, tested over 900%0 with spiky cones on both faces and they are surmounted at the top with a massive silver band with 3 rows of 3 massive spheres each. On one bracelet one sphere is missing but nothing detracts from its beauty. Origine: bought from a Yemeni silversmith in Asmara (Eritrea) in the 1992 ties.
32502.01.325
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Width exterior: 132 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 28 mm
Weight: 364 gr
This bracelet made from a hollow tube, adorned with granulation's and filigree. A diamond shaped plate with engravings is fixed where both ends join. Great quality of workmanship and superb patina.
In good conditions but sign of years of intensive use.
Pair of Rashaida Khalakhil Anklets02.01.326
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Diameter Bracelet: 26 mm
Weight: 257 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in Eritrea and Sudan, the Fellahin women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets. These anklets are part of a dowry of a Rashaida bride by the grome. Often when these items do get back into the trades line, they do get separated. complete airs are difficult to fond.
Upper arm bracelet from Yemen and Nubia02.01.327
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Width exterior: 115 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 20-22 mm
Weight: 87 gr
This bracelet made from a hollow tube, adorned with granulation's and filigree. A diamond shaped plate with engravings is fixed where both ends join. Great quality of workmanship and superb patina. The bracelets have be worn, traditionally above the elbow. In good conditions but sign of years of intensive use. It is part of the dowry given to a RashAida bride by the groom.
Upper arm bracelet from Yemen and Nubia02.01.328
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Width exterior: 107 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 20 mm
Weight: 120 gr
This bracelet made from a hollow tube, adorned with granulation's and filigree. A diamond shaped plate with engravings is fixed where both ends join. Great quality of workmanship and superb patina. The bracelets have be worn, traditionally above the elbow. In good conditions but sign of years of intensive use. It is part of the dowry given to a RashAida bride by the groom.
Upper arm bracelet from Yemen and Nubia02.01.329
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Width exterior: 110 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 21 mm
Weight: 133 gr
This bracelet made from a hollow tube, adorned with granulation's and filigree. A diamond shaped plate with engravings is fixed where both ends join. Great quality of workmanship and superb patina. The bracelets have be worn, traditionally above the elbow. In good conditions but sign of years of intensive use. It is part of the dowry given to a RashAida bride by the groom.
Upper arm bracelet from Yemen and Nubia02.01.330
- Silver 90 - 95%
Width exterior: 118 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 19 mm
Weight: 151 gr
This bracelet made from a hollow tube, adorned with granulation's and filigree. A diamond shaped plate with engravings is fixed where both ends join. Great quality of workmanship and superb patina. The bracelets have be worn, traditionally above the elbow. In good conditions but sign of years of intensive use. It is part of the dowry given to a RashAida bride by the groom.
Pair of Rashaida Khalakhil Anklets02.01.331
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Diameter Bracelet: 31 mm Weight: 455 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in Eritrea and Sudan, the Fellahin women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets.
Pair of upper arm bracelets from Yemen02.01.332
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Width exterior: 120 mm
Diameter Bracelet: 27 mm
Weight: 505 gr
A pair of heavy and rare upper arm bracelets from Yemen. They are of hollow cast silver, tested over 900%0 with spiky cones on both faces and they are surmounted at the top with a massive silver band with 3 rows of 3 massive spheres each.
Single Rashaida Khalakhil Anklet02.01.333
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Diameter Bracelet: 25 mm Weight: 123 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in Eritrea and Sudan, the Fellah women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets.
Pair of Rashaida Khalakhil Anklets02.01.334
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Diameter Bracelet: 26-31 mm Weight: 322 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in
Eritrea and
Sudan, the Fellahin women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets.
Single Rashaida Khalakhil Anklet02.01.335
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Diameter Bracelet: 25 mm Weight: 151 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in Eritrea and Sudan, the Fellahin women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets.
Single Rashaida Khalakhil Anklet02.01.336
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Diameter Bracelet: 25 - 29 mm Weight: 193 gr
Despite their massive appearance this hollow C-shaped anklets are quite light. They always have polyhedral pommels with stars and dots punched onto the rectangular face. Beside the Rashaida tribe in
Eritrea and
Sudan, the Fellahin women of upper Egypt wear similar anklets.