Ethnic Jewelry [Paperback]

Sibylle Jargstorf (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors | Publication Date: July 2007

This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. African ornaments include Zulu beads, Maghreb necklaces, the Oba's crown, and Massai headpieces. European ornaments extend from the Baltic to the Alps and from Russia, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Asian jewelry comes from the Fertile Crescent, the Silk Route, and the foothills of the Himalaya. Each example exquisitely displays a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples.

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About the Author

Sibylle Jargstorf, a historian of both glass and jewelry, lives in Braunschweig, Germany. She has conducted her research among public and private collections and libraries worldwide, and has access to primary sources of the traditions for the examples shown here.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (July 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076431145X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764311451
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice try ,but no cigar., January 31, 2007

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This review is from: Ethnic Jewelry (Paperback)

This book contains incomplete information. Some photos are printed sidewise, without telling the reader of this fact. In one instance, on page 137, two Teke Turkoman pendants are shown upside down. Some items are not completely identified, while other items are misidentified. The prices given may reflect the market in Germany, but are far too low for the United States. The size and weight of an item is never given, which can be very misleading, as ethnic jewelry is often massive. There is no excuse for these inaccuracies, as many of the best books on this topic were written by Germans, living in Germany.