Antique Silk-Embroidered Dowry Cuffs, Afghanistan - Rita Okrent Collection (AA339)

Antique Silk-Embroidered Dowry Cuffs, Afghanistan - Rita Okrent Collection (AA339)A pair of antique silk embroidered textile pieces, likely cuffs or front decorative panels from a woman's dress, in tight silk embroidery with stylized medallions and small diamond motifs. The pieces feature maroon, gold, blue violet, and rose tones, with rows of small repeating diamonds bordering the central medallion bands. Pieces such as these were typically part of a woman's dowry, passed down through the generations. Circa late 1800s. Why We Love

Vintage Tasco silver earrings

Stone Item 385

measures 58mm end to end

Amber is often used in traditional jewelry in West Africa and North Africa in both necklaces and hair adornments

It is also used as a trade bead and wealth object in cases of need

smallest bead on strand measures approximately 14mm

Approximately 22mm diameters

Mid to late 1800's

Holes for stringing in corners

These beads were sourced by Rita in Egypt in the 1980's

Several hues of blue and different levels of patina and translucency

Bead sizes vary from 6-17mm