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Breast jewellery (wedding jewellery)
Back plate or chest ornament 1) 2) Technical description, see special folder Bruns! (records and working picture of collection items) Note on the index card: Kühnert: Tower wedding jewellery from Bukhara, probably made by the Jewish silversmiths there. Provenance Aksha/Afghanistan Old work. Comes from family property and was brought to Afghanistan after the revolution by Turkmen who had emigrated (The cap is worn by girls, while the rest of the jewellery is worn for weddings and holidays and can weigh up to 3 Zer (1 Zer = approx. 7 kg)!
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Turkmenen
Object type
Breast jewellery (wedding jewellery)
Dimensions
Height: 25,5 cm
Width: 23,5 cm
Depth: 2,9 cm
Weight: 0,6 kg
Width: 23,5 cm
Depth: 2,9 cm
Weight: 0,6 kg
Material/Technique
Silver (gold-plated), Stone (Carnelian)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I B 11424
Provenance and sources
where
Afghanistan [Land/Region]
who
Turkmenen
who
Gert Kühnert - Collectors
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