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    • Breastplate

    • Breastplate

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol

    • Both the bride and the groom wear a crescent-shaped breastplate for an Indonesian wedding. The breastplates are sometimes worn in multiples - one hanging down from the other with up to 5 in a vertical row.
    • Coin Necklace

    • Coin Necklace

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • In India it is customary to give brides British coins that are then made into necklaces and worn at the wedding. These coins, strung on red cotton twine, range from 1919 to 1941 with most of them from 1935 and 1941. One side has a stylized...
    • Cuff Bracelet

    • Cuff Bracelet

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • An Indonesian bride will wear a cuff or a pair of cuff bracelets on her wedding day. This one is shown on a stand. It is 6 1/2 inches long and has gold wash embossed designs over a silver base.
    • Double Crescent Necklace

    • Double Crescent Necklace

    • Harar Tribe

    • Communication Artifact;Exchage Medium

    • A "Muze" is a large crescent-shaped chest pendant worn in Somalia by the Harar Tribe as a valuable wedding dowry. Traditionally a muze is worn with amber and silver. For more information see p. 282 of "Africa Adorned" by Angela Fisher.
    • Egg Beads

    • Egg Beads

    • Berber Tribe

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • Woman in southern Morocco wear these enameled silver egg shaped beads called " Taguemout", which symbolize fertility.
    • H'mong Bag

    • H'mong Bag

    • H'mong People

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • This bag, decorated with silver, is worn for special ceremonies. H'mong people consider attire to be a weapon of seduction and silver is a sign of wealth. The embroidery shows the skill of the woman who made the costume and uses the bag. H'mong...
    • Mamuli, large

    • Mamuli, large

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Exchange Medium

    • A Mamuli can be worn as a pendant or as an earring. The groom gives it to the bride as a wealth payment to her father's lineage. It is the custom on Simba Island, also known as Sandlewood Island, Indonesia. The green oxidation is a sign of...
    • Mamuli, small

    • Mamuli, small

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Exchange Medium

    • A small mamuli can be worn as a pendant or earring. This one is much less elaborate than the large Mamuli shown within this collection. The groom gives it to the bride as a wealth payment to her father's lineage.
    • Moroccan Wedding Necklace

    • Moroccan Wedding Necklace

    • Unknown

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • Brides in Morocco wear these large silver and amber necklaces. The silver beads, symbolizing purity and honesty, are hollow so the necklace is not as heavy as it looks. The amber is made of thermal plastic and is also called "African Amber". ...
    • Spiral Necklace

    • Spiral Necklace

    • H'mong People

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • H'mong women in Guizhou, China, often wear multiples of this silver spiral necklace for special ceremonies such as weddings. They also wear elaborate silver headresses. For more information see "Wedding Ceremonies" by Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone...
    • Spiral Necklace, detail

    • Spiral Necklace, detail

    • H'mong People

    • Personal Artifact; Adornment

    • The detail shows how the silver spiral coil is formed from a continuous piece of silver.
    • Uzbekistan Wedding Necklace

    • Uzbekistan Wedding Necklace

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol

    • This wedding necklace from Uzbekistan is loom-woven with larger glass seed beads and has a large silver center bead.
    • Wedding Brooch, large

    • Wedding Brooch, large

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol

    • Silver brooches are usually worn in pairs, one on either side at the lower corner of a square neckline on a woman's dress for a wedding or other special ceremony.
    • Wedding Brooch, small

    • Wedding Brooch, small

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol

    • A smaller version of a silver Norwegian brooch. They are usually worn in pairs on the lower edge of a square neckline by a woman for a wedding or other special occasion.

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