Antique Turkoman Jewelry - Crown

Description

Antique silver Turkoman 2-row "crown" or "headpiece"
ornament
called a "Sinsile". It is attached to the headscarf or headpiece. Butterfly design elements have gold gilt applied at the primitive forge and are set with oblong carnelians. Rhombus or diamond pendants hang off the lower of the 2-row piece. Please study photos for condition.
A nice example 8"h x 14"w, weight
approximately 280 grams.
Crafted in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Central Asia by Turkman craftsmen. While Turkman nomads had lived for hundreds of years in the region now divided between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, their lives changed markedly in the nineteenth century when, in response to a loss of pasture land, they increasingly joined settled populations. Despite the cultural shift, Turkman craftsmen continued to work in a traditional mode. Their impressive silver jewelry was worn by women.
From the top down, Turkman women's jewelry consisted of headgear in the form of crowns, caps, headbands, and braid ornaments; pendants attached to headdresses and suspended on either side of the head; earrings; pectoral and dorsal ornaments; amulet holders; appliqués for clothing; armbands; and rings.
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