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• Length: 17”

N0904-108: $145.00 (free S&H)

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TURKOMEN ROUND BEAD: This lovely focal bead was handcrafted from coin silver and its pattern of a round center bead with end tubes is very indicative of Turkomen jewelry. The Turkomen are a majority ethnic group in Turkmenistan (also known as Turkmenia). The Turkomen inhabit the area around the Kra Kum Desert which borders Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. Although once tent-dwelling pastoral nomads, most Turkomen today are farmers and stock breeders. This bead dates to approximately 1900 – 1950 and was brought out of Turkmanistan into Pakistan and then into the United States.

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