Editorial(Left): Portrait of a Zande woman with strings of beads around the neck, dotted scarification marks on the shoulder and three vertical lines on the cheek. (Right): Portrait of a Mangbetu woman wearing a twisted metal loop neck ornament, with a pendan...
Editorial'Pendant in the Form of a Bowknot,' Plate 3 from 'Goldsmith Ornament Designs', Heinrich Raab, German, active Nuremberg 1640 1650, Paul Furst, German, ca. 1605 1666, Engraving on off-white laid paper, Jewelry design: a white on black design for a pendan...
EditorialMiser's purse, Medium: silk, metal Technique: netting Label: netted silk with metal beads and rings, Small oblong netted bag with a side opening and two gold rings which slide to reveal the opening. Oblong patterns of green, red, and white; gold pendan...
Editorial(Left): Portrait of a Zande woman with strings of beads around the neck, dotted scarification marks on the shoulder and three vertical lines on the cheek. (Right): Portrait of a Mangbetu woman wearing a twisted metal loop neck ornament, with a pendan...
EditorialBird-Shaped Brooch, 500?600, Frankish, Gold, garnet, glass, pearl, Overall: 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 5/16 in. (2.1 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The dress of Frankish women generally consisted of a tunic, cinched by a belt from which hung an array of pendan...