Old silver and coral earrings
Afghanistan
Lenght: 110 mm
Width: 25 mm
Weight: 53 grs
MD0614-015
A nice pair of Kuchi old silver earrings from Afghanistan. The dome shape of these earrings is a classic design in the area and the translation of its local name is -birdcages-. The rosettes are lovely in their simplicity and made using coins of the Bristish monarch George VI, emperor of the Indian British Empire. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pashtoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Their jewellery is quite often very colourful using silver, glass and, in some fewer cases, enamel.
A nice pair of Kuchi old silver earrings from Afghanistan. The dome shape of these earrings is a classic design in the area and the translation of its local name is -birdcages-. The rosettes are lovely in their simplicity and made using coins of the Bristish monarch George VI, emperor of the Indian British Empire. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pashtoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Their jewellery is quite often very colourful using silver, glass and, in some fewer cases, enamel.