VINTAGE TRIBAL JEWELLERY - Traditional Turkmen (Turkoman) Girda Pendant Necklace

Description

VINTAGE TRIBAL JEWELLERY - Traditional Turkmen (Turkoman) Girda Pendant Necklace
This vintage Turkmen (Turkoman) girda pendant-necklace was handcrafted during the mid-1900's in Turkmenistan of Central Asia.
It is collectible old Turkmen tribal jewelry - not a new reproduction.
MEASUREMENTS (1 inch = 2.54 cm):
Length = 28 inches (twine can be retied shorter)
Pendant Size = 7-1/4 inches long x 4-1/2 inches wide
Weight = 5.1 oz
Shipping Weight = 13 oz
TM Image library 4-30-2018
A girda pendant is a distinctive kind of a Turkmen woman's tribal jewelry, with a characteristic notch at the top.
This girda was decorated with ornate medallions, gilding, and a scalloped edge - designs suggesting the Yomut or Choudur sub-tribes.
Beaded dangles with large bells hang below, clattering together with movement.
The red beads were placed for their vibrant color and to ward off the evil-eye. The larger bead in the center of the pendant has incised script.
This pendant was more recently strung into a necklace with new and old beads on simple twine.
There is a warm age-patina and mild wear-patterns.