Vintage Afghan Silver Dangle Earrings - Glass Jewels Beads
Silver earrings with dangles and colorful beads and jewel. Built on small hoops that open and close with a hook and eye. Traditionally added to a headpiece or suspended by a cord across the head to support their weight.
Lovely vintage pair of Afghan tribal silver earrings with beads, dangles, bells and deep red jewels. Pretty dangles are embellished with small glass seed beads for a bit of color. Tribal silver wire is shaped into a hoop with a with hook and eye to close. These earrings were made to be worn attached to a headpiece or with a cord or band across the top of the head to keep weight off the ears. There are loops at the top of each one to attach for this purpose. Wires are about a 10 gauge, a bit thicker than western gauge wires, and usually cannot be worn in western piercings unless you have stretched piercings or are used to wearing large, heavy earrings. Since they are used pieces and have previously been worn in country, it is recommended that the wires be cleaned before wearing.
Afghan jewelry, especially Kuchi jewelry, has long been incorporated into tribal belly dance costuming and continues to be popular with dancers today. The story of Kuchi jewelry, like all tribal jewelry, is rich with influences from many cultures. These beautiful pieces with colorful glass jewels and jingling bells originally came from the nomadic Pashtoon tribes that wandered the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, along ancient routes between the seasons, moving down from the mountains in the winter and back to higher elevations in the summer. The word Kuchi itself means migration in the Afghan Dari language, in relation to nomads, and does not describe a particular group or people, but rather a state of being.
Item No.: JEK0247
Length: 3.25 to 3.5 inches including including dangles
Width: About 1.5 inches
Materials: Tribal silver (usually about 70% to 90%)
Metal Color: Silvery, tarnished
Earwire Gauge: These look like they are about a 10 to 12 gauge.
Additional Info: Flat dangles with metal and glass beads.
Country of Origin: Afghanistan
Condition: Vintage
These are vintage USED earrings. Please clean the ear wires if you will be wearing through your piercings.
Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece(s) shown in the photos on this page. This is a USED piece that has been previously worn in country. As a previously used tribal item it may have small flaws such as loose or missing jewels, missing bells, obvious repairs, may be tarnished or worn, or have other small flaws.
A NOTE ON THE CONDITION OF TRIBAL ITEMS: Our jewelry is used tribal jewelry, from faraway lands. As used pieces the condition of our items will reflect their prior lives as treasured tribal pieces. Please know that we strive to maintain the tribal allure of our items and therefore we do not clean or repair these pieces in any way. We leave that choice to the buyer, as each may prefer something different. This not only maintains the old, tribal look of each piece that our belly dance customers seek, but also preserves the value of a piece that cleaning might diminish.
We do our best to describe any flaws that may be present in our items, and we encourage you to read the full description and look at all photos closely to judge the condition of the item for yourself and know exactly what you are ordering. If you have questions about the condition of any item, please ask!
