DIA160mm, Hong Kong
Another unique necklace for the Something Old Something New jewellery collection, string of irregular coral inter-winded together.
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DIA160mm, Hong Kong
For the Mountain Folkcraft Something Old Something New Jewellery Collection, we have designed a series of unique neckwear and here is one of them.
Its ingredients are;
turquoise,
silver,
glass beads,
amber,
coral,
jade,
& lots of passion in design.
DIA180mm, Thailand
This is a buffalo bone necklace from Thailand, the beads are not finely polished giving a more natural wooden look. The hook and closure are made with buffalo horn. Buffalo has been a part of the traditional Thai agricultural for a long time, they helped to do the laboriousness task of ploughing the paddy field, a treasure livestock for the farmers. The horns, bones and hide are used for many traditional crafts.
L60xD20xH50mm, China
The longevity lock, a tradition for the Chinese babies hundred day celebration, the child will keep it on till his 12th birthday. The Chinese believes that life will be locked just as a door or a trunk. In a way its a kind of blessing given to the child by the elders of the family. Its history started from the Han dynasty, on the 5th of lunar May, every household would hang a 5 colour rope on the door as a blessing against the plague. By the Jin dynasty, the 5 colour rope would be tied on to the arms of women and the children as a blessing. The tradition extending into the empirical court in the Han dynasty, the Emperor would give out the rope to all his ministers on the 5th of lunar May. The rope became more elaborated by Ming dynasty and became the silver locket we have here.
DIA150mm, China
This is silverware gift for the baby’s 100 days birthday, a bit like the silver spoon for the baby shower in the West. The child mortality rate in old China is very high, it is be believed that the locket would lock the life of the child to the living world. The pendent is an add on blessing for the child’s success in the future. The child will keep the necklace on till adulthood.
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