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Hello all,
I too think the beads and the whole necklace the more, is of interest! I have never seen one and bet some money, that many others - except Jamey, who has possibly seen dozends, if not hundreds - havenīt neither! Isnīt that enough reason to be interested? Yesterday (another thread)I said I usually see a "fake" or manipulations of a bead right away. That canīt be true for something from China - I know next to nothing about this area, when it comes to beads etc. - but still, I sensed something authentic, when seeing this necklaces for the first time, yesterday. ~J~ PS Stefany, nonononononono!!!! Donīt jump on that (specific) Kiffa-train! Please! I know I said something to a simelar effect just recently, but, frankly, when reading this from you today (or anybody), I have to defend female Mauritanian beamakers. And my own feeling for aestetics! I say with ADENAUER: "why should I feel responsible for the BS I said yesterday!" It is not fair to call Mauritanian "Mouarghad" (>The Colorful)or their designs just curious, and, at the same time, rip off their label as being one of the most beautiful beads in existance! How to explain this? Precise and short? 33% of "Kiffas" are not well made 33% are avarage 24% are WONDERFUL, but 10% are just breathtaking With a small K-collection - something I assume most of you have - the real beauty of this class of beads is not really, cannot be really visible. Only when seeing 30, 40, 50, 100 AAA-class Mouarghad at once, the full BEAUTY of this incredible specimen gets obvious. Another problem is that many people have a hard time to make a difference between low quality-, avarage quality- and the BEST "Kiffas" around! Maybe Thomas - the man with the BEST K-collection on this planet - is willing to teach us and can show photos of some 2-3 beads per class (see above). You are right, Stefany, there is more to them than just their wonderful designs, though, I fear, one has to go to their "Hinterhomeland" to see and (really) understand! Itīs a miracle, thatīs what they really are! And possibly one of the very few real one-of-a-kind beads also. But there is so much more - soooo much more to them! Things we cannot really see with our two eyes! Best to my Flower-Power girl from swinging-again London. To Art-S, itīs not forgotton! I`ll definitely return to the discussion on BEAUTY. Iīve already deleted a few versions of my planned post. It a difficult subject - not as easy as it seems and as easy as I first thought. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" may be one legitimate standpoint, but itīs neither the only nor the best one, I say! Read "KANT" on the subject? You made me do exactly this. I got that book out, I hadnīt touched in at least 20 years, or so. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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