Cultural & Ethnographic Jewelry

​Studies of jewelry traditions in specific cultures and regions.

​Borel, France. The Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994.

​Dubin, Lois Sherr. The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987.

​Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984.

​Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice. Asian Jewelry. Milan: Skira, 2011.

​Untracht, Oppi. Traditional Jewelry of India. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997

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