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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 322700, member: 2844&quot;]Gorgeous bracelets. And pairs, very good. Ethnic bracelet pairs are generally worth more than two singles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Gokhru bracelets are from Kohistan, a border region in Pakistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan. Probably early years of the 20th century.</p><p>Spiked bracelets like these are also called defense bracelets. Some say the general shape is phallic and would help a woman get sons. Not sure what the medical profession has to say about that.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> I think the shape is likely to be related to pre-Islamic protective snake and Makara bracelets, which are seen in many parts of Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Turkmen bracelets are 19th century.</p><p>Do you know for sure they are from Afghanistan? They are very much Tekke in style. The Tekke Turkmen live in southeastern Turkmenistan.</p><p>The Ersari Turkmen live in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, but their jewellery is different. Their bracelets have a similar general shape with the claws at the back, but they use fewer and smaller stones. The decoration is usually floral, with small repoussé appliqués.</p><p><br /></p><p>This online auctioneer has weekly specialized ethnic jewellery auctions:</p><p><a href="https://auction.catawiki.com/a/116631-etnische-sieraden-veiling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auction.catawiki.com/a/116631-etnische-sieraden-veiling" rel="nofollow">https://auction.catawiki.com/a/116631-etnische-sieraden-veiling</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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