**Originally Listed At $400**

Middle East, Saudi Arabia or Yemen, Bedouin culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful brass collar necklace known as a kirdala, a traditional piece for Bedouin women. The piece is hand-made with a choker band decorated with geometric patterns, bezels containing enamel beads, and a hook wire clasp. Bicone and spherical beads dangle and tinkle from loops to announce the wearer's presence. It was customary for a Bedouin woman to receive jewelry the day she married. A father typically used part of the prospective groom?s bridal payment to buy his daughter clothing, objects for the home, livestock, and jewelry to secure her future. Culture dictated that such jewelry constituted the woman?s personal riches. She could bargain with it whenever she wanted. Size: 5" L x 5.25" Diameter (12.7 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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#177519

Abrasions and indentations to beads. Missing beads inside the bezels. Areas of green oxidation, dark patina and toning. Good, vintage condition.