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<p>[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 2000621, member: 4864"]I picked up these two belts today (online), and I'm trying to figure out more about them. The seller said that he acquired them in Pakistan in the 60s, but when I researched them, other similar ones were listed as Yemenite, Bedouin, or Saudi Arabian. I don't know if they're silver and didn't pay too much for them (the verdigris on the last picture makes me a bit uncertain), so I won't be devastated if they aren't silver, but I'm curious to know their origin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if any of you can recommend books on folk jewelry, I would love to learn more. I am very drawn to folk jewelry, especially belts. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you everyone! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Dy8AAOSwIh1ej66f/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EAkAAOSwkU9ej66s/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WlQAAOSwxv1eoegf/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fNUAAOSwf11eoegj/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bq0AAOSwCVReoegk/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/90AAAOSw5BVeoegm/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 2000621, member: 4864"]I picked up these two belts today (online), and I'm trying to figure out more about them. The seller said that he acquired them in Pakistan in the 60s, but when I researched them, other similar ones were listed as Yemenite, Bedouin, or Saudi Arabian. I don't know if they're silver and didn't pay too much for them (the verdigris on the last picture makes me a bit uncertain), so I won't be devastated if they aren't silver, but I'm curious to know their origin. Also, if any of you can recommend books on folk jewelry, I would love to learn more. I am very drawn to folk jewelry, especially belts. Thank you everyone! [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Dy8AAOSwIh1ej66f/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EAkAAOSwkU9ej66s/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WlQAAOSwxv1eoegf/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fNUAAOSwf11eoegj/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bq0AAOSwCVReoegk/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/90AAAOSw5BVeoegm/s-l1600.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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