Dazzle any outfit with these vintage bell chandelier earrings. These earrings were made by the craftsmen of the Kochi Tribe of Afghanistan. This earring style is hundreds of years old, true nomadic jewelry design.
These earrings are approximately 40-50 years old.
Weight 19 grams. Length 7 cm x Width 2 cm
The Turkmen people lived for centuries in the old Silk Road Trade Route that connects the East and the West. This region is present day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and parts of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
It has also been claimed that Turkmen women fought alongside their men in battle and that their impressive jewelry mimicked the look of armor.
Turkmen jewelry is renowned not only for looking beautiful but also sounding beautiful, using metal fringe, coins and bells.
This item was sourced in Istanbul, Turkey