Jewelry.

Georgian Pansy Ring

Silver heart-shaped hair ornament (halqa) with crescent danglers and jingling silver chains. The cut-out center forms a palm tree with chased decoration, set with a red glass seal inscribed with the name Muhammad, referring to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Isfahan, Iran, mid 20th century; the snake's skin is made of turquoises glued onto silver. Might have been worn by Armenian women of Isfahan.

Turkmen Jewelry, Iran. Silver ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection, 2011

Kurdish silver buckle, Iraq, early 20th century

Heart-shaped silver halqa. The pierced center shows two inverted hearts and a diamond, adorned with hatched and circular chased patterns. Traditionally braided into the hair and worn low at the back.

Circular silver hair ornament (halqa) with crescent-shaped chain danglers that jingle when the wearer moves. Its T-shaped cutout center features stamped and chased designs, set with a green stone and three silver-gilt bosses. Traditionally braided into the hair and worn low at the back.

Tihamat Asir; Rabiyah. Saudi Arabia. Scanned from the book Hommes-fleurs d'Arabie by Thierry Mauger.

A Navajo squash blossom necklace

Ladakh, 20th century; white metal pendants with a central filigree floral motif adorned with stones, from which hang three sets of pendants.

Earrings from Syria, 19th century; gilt silver, turquoise, glass

Li; China, Hainan; Baisha, 20th century. Earrings each made up of eight concentric circles, decorated with fluting and floral motifs.

Pair of earrings adorned with dangling pendants, aluminum. From Bac Ha, Vietnam, late 20th century

Magar; Nepal, 1976-77. Henri Bancaud

The method of laminating used on these pendants is known as the “sandwich” technique, which involves very time consuming and delicate work by the Mauritanian smiths. From: Africa Online Museum; Niger; Tuareg Wedding and Bianou Celebration.

however, over time it became a status symbol; here the number of gold coils indicated the wealth of the family.

Yei, South Sudan, 1958-59. Henriette Grindat