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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1337074, member: 2844&quot;]This is a style which is said to have originated in Damascus, and spread from there westward as far as Morocco and Spain, and Eastward through the southern half of the Asian continent as far as the island states of Indonesia and the Philippines. It can also be found on the East African island of Zanzibar. </p><p>As you can see, I am trying to make it very simple.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The metal could be silver, but more likely a tin and lead alloy, which is still used in the Middle East and Asia Minor. </p><p><br /></p><p>This stick is a fairly simple version of the style, which means it was made for local, native use somewhere. That rules out Anglo-Indian/Indo-Portuguese/Indo-Dutch, which would show a clear European design influence and more sophistication.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen similar simple inlay on Ottoman walking sticks, so maybe that is its origin. </p><p>WW I, could it have come from someone who fought against the Turks?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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