Traditional Somali jewellery

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Latiffa Layloon

 

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muriyaad

 

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Labaad

 

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love the first and last they look so elegant also how do you know this?

 

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Latiffa Layloon

Traditional Somali jewelry is silver not gold.

 

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Labado xabuubo

 

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Traditional Somali jewelry is silver not gold

rich costal Somalis wore gold they used silver for hair brushes and kohl pots

 

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love the first and last they look so elegant also how do you know this?

I found it on a web archive

 

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I found it on a web archive

could you link it

 

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rich costal Somalis wore gold they used silver for hair brushes and kohl pots

No, Somalis didn’t wear gold until the mid 1900’s. Silver is the traditional Somali metal

 

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Shiliingi

 

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No, Somalis didn’t wear gold until the mid 1900’s. Silver is the traditional Somali metal

Jewels were a sign of social status for rich people in the costal cities.Nomads preferred silver costal peoples preferred gold.

 

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could you link it

Imma find it

 

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Jewels were a sign of social status for rich people in the costal cities.Nomads preferred silver costal peoples preferred gold.

Perhaps that is true. Nomadic Somalis preferred silver and I am doing the usual mistake of discounting reer magal.

 

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sharuuryo armlet worn for weddings

 

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bisha cambersheed

 

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sanuud garbeed

 

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muriayaad form the 1700s
these used to be wedding gifts given to the bride form the husband and it reminded hers if in the event of a divorce or separation if the husband were to take it back he would be frowned upon

 

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Waqaf and Sharuuryo

 

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rich costal Somalis wore gold they used silver for hair brushes and kohl pots

Not just coastal and wealthy.

Geelgires wore jewellery. Here's a nomadic couple having their wedding taken in the 1920s.