Bedouin Silver http://www.bedouinsilver.com Nomadic and traditional silver jewelry from the Middle East Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:29:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 ethnic jewels http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/08/ethnic-jewels/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/08/ethnic-jewels/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:46:59 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=2091 Share and enjoy your appreciation for ethnic jewelry with other enthusiasts on this forum: Ethnic Jewels!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/08/ethnic-jewels/feed/ 0 investing in antiques http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/06/investing-in-antiques/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/06/investing-in-antiques/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:25:25 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1502 Collecting antiques, including silver jewelry, is becoming a fast rising phenomenon. Michael Backman wrote this interesting paper on soaring prices and new collectors. Insightful and interesting!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/06/investing-in-antiques/feed/ 0 new review of Desert Silver http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/new-review-of-desert-silver/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/new-review-of-desert-silver/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:40:16 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1330 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> A new review of Desert Silver published in Origine recensie. The text is in Dutch, but it reads in translation:

‘The contents of this a little under a 100 pages book is important for those interested in traditional jewelry. In 8 chapters all aspects of this type of jewelry (as far as I can tell) from the Middle East and North Africa are explained in clear texts and illustrative photographs. [...] The only drawback is that this book is in English.’

So, now I am working on a few articles in Dutch for this nice magazine on arts!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/new-review-of-desert-silver/feed/ 0 article on magic squares http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/article-on-magic-squares/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/article-on-magic-squares/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:41:31 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1314 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> Here you will find a new article on magical squares I wrote a short time ago. It is interesting to see how the magical square started out as a miniature version of the universe and ended up as a symbol of amuletic powers. It is often used in jewelry, so I decided to write some more about it!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/article-on-magic-squares/feed/ 0 exhibition in london http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/exhibition-in-london/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/exhibition-in-london/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:36:45 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1310 The British Museum is hosting an exhibition on Omani jewelry and costume from Jan 21 – Sept 11, 2011. Omani jewelry is very recognizable and has its own characteristics. Also check out the events program, it has some very nice items!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/exhibition-in-london/feed/ 0 course on jewelry http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/course-on-jewelry/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/course-on-jewelry/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:03:03 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1259 Fantastic! I only recently posted the  new course on jewelry on the website (in Dutch), and already received many positive reactions from people wanting to participate. The National Museum of Antiquities also listed the course on their website. I am looking forward to September already!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/course-on-jewelry/feed/ 0 ancient beadwork http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/ancien-beadwork/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/ancien-beadwork/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:36:37 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1254 Now that it is uncertain whether delicate beaded jewelry objects have survived the looting of the Cairo Museum, have a look at this website to learn more about the intricacies of ancient and contemporary beadwork from Egypt!

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/02/ancien-beadwork/feed/ 0 Desert Silver in the newspaper http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/desert-silver-in-the-newspaper/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/desert-silver-in-the-newspaper/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:35:45 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1238 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> This Tuesday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf included an article on Desert Silver and the exhibition Charming in the National Museum of Antiquities. It is always very rewarding to notice the writer has actually held your book in her hands; the article lists a few points of which I was very pleased she picked these up. Also, this newspaper is widely read in the Netherlands but almost completely beyond my own horizon. I had no idea the subject would be of interest to their readers, so the suprise on finding an article on traditional jewelry was both genuine and pleasant.

Read it here or download the pdf here.

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/desert-silver-in-the-newspaper/feed/ 0 exhibiton teylers museum http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/exhibiton-teylers-museum/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/exhibiton-teylers-museum/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:13:49 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1185 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> Teylers Museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, will open their exhibition on Napoleon and Egypt: War and Science in 2 weeks. In order to enhance the visitors’ experience, the curator has collected objects to illustrate the famous expedition and the land of Egypt two hundred years ago. Among these are jewelry from Sigrids collection and costumes and other objects from the collection of Jolanda Bos.

]]> http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/exhibiton-teylers-museum/feed/ 0 Desert Silver sold out at National Museum http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/desert-silver-sold-out-at-national-museum/ http://www.bedouinsilver.com/2011/01/desert-silver-sold-out-at-national-museum/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.bedouinsilver.com/?p=1139 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> With still 2,5 months of exhibition Charming to go , the book Desert Silver has already been sold out at the National Museum of Antiquities.  Yesterday evening the last remaining copies, including the viewing copy, were sold during the lecture ‘Between Fear and Fashion: jewelry as protection’.

A little over 80 people attended the lecture in the magnificent Temple Hall of the museum, and afterwards I had some very interesting chats, met new friends and even was honoured with some great jewelry items!

Desert Silver is still available for ordering at KIT Publishers or at Stylus Publishing.

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