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Vesper, I really love your style. These are so romantically beautiful!
Gosh, you are tempting me with that bracelet, Vesper! It's actually pretty close to what I had in mind. Your coral necklace looks fabulous on you! I love those whimsical, bone earrings too. I really love your style.
That is so neat! Do you know why they have to wait to get married untill they have a coral necklace? Do you have pictures of your uncut coral (I am thinking that is what you meant.)
I would love to see your coral "tree" some time!Well, it is not necessarily coral; I looked up, necklaces were an important part of clothing, be it Ukraine, Belarus or Lithuania. The cheapest ones were made of metal alloys. Amber was probably the next (proximity of the Baltic sea). The corals were more expensive (indicating the prosperity, I assume), but also, corals were supposed to "attract" health and good marriage. Pearls or murano glass were more expensive.
Here I found an example of coral necklace, "namysto" in Ukrainian. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/566327721868786894/
By the way, trying to find an answer, I came across so many wedding traditions, of different cultures. I do not know if this forum has a thread about wedding traditions, clothes? If not, we should start one.
Re. my corals: they are in my Moscow "flat". I once took a picture but deleted it - they look like huge white branching trees. Hopefully, Samsung will come up with Galaxy Note 8, meaning, I shall have a camera, etc., etc.
Vesper, she bought it in Kauai at a fine jewelry trading post about 7 years ago. I was with her when she got it. The store had a huge selection of untreated coral jewelry. This necklace was the most dramatic which they had. It looks amazing with a white dress or summer linens.This is a Zuni coral ring that I posted in another thread but I thought it needed to live here too.
And this is a coral and diamond I have been lusting after.
@Bluegemz I have been thinking more about your Mom's necklace. Do you know the history?
This is a Zuni coral ring that I posted in another thread but I thought it needed to live here too.
And this is a coral and diamond I have been lusting after.
@Bluegemz I have been thinking more about your Mom's necklace. Do you know the history?
20 years ago I moved to New Mexico, a real mecca for handcrafted jewelry, most notably, Native jewelry. There are gem and mineral shops all over the state, and a bunch right here in Albuquerque, and also in Santa Fe. The Native tribes here all have art that they specialize in. The Navajo, Zuni, Santo Domingo, and others are noted for jewelry. The Jemez, Laguna, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso are potters. Of course the Navajo are also known world wide for their rug weaving.That is amazing! Like I said my Dad's best friend is a Zuni silversmith. How did you get be into it?