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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10607040, member: 2844"]Those textile beads wound criss-cross with 'gold' thread are very Indian. It is a fashion necklace, but with traditional Indian elements.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enameling was introduced to 16th century India by the Persians, it is called 'meenakari'. Meenakari is made a lot in Rajasthan, so that might be the origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10607040, member: 2844"]Those textile beads wound criss-cross with 'gold' thread are very Indian. It is a fashion necklace, but with traditional Indian elements. Enameling was introduced to 16th century India by the Persians, it is called 'meenakari'. Meenakari is made a lot in Rajasthan, so that might be the origin.[/QUOTE]
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