Vintage Kashmiri Hoop Earrings - Large Gauge Tribal

Vintage pair of extra large Kashmiri hoop earrings.  Big hoops are detailed with wire work, small jewels and a "bubble" design.  Originally used on headpieces or connected by a cord draped over the head so they hang near the temples.  Wear through stretched piercings or tunnels or add them to your own costume headpiece.  Wires are much larger than western ear wires, so cannot be worn through most western piercings.  They can work through stretched piercings and/or with tunnels. 

Kashmiri jewelry is often large and showy or may be smaller if worn in addition to other pieces.  The mountainous regions of far northeastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir and northern India are a trove of jewelry designs.  Here many cultures overlap and jewelry styles intertwine and meld, becoming seemingly familiar and yet distinctly different.  Materials, techniques and ideas are borrowed, passed along and reworked into amazing pieces.    

Item No. JEK0257
Width:  About 2.75 inches across
Inner Circumference:  About 9 inches
Earwire Gauge: Slightly smaller than a 10 gauge
Materials:  Mixed Metals
Metal Color:  Slightly brassy, a bit dark
Metal Finish:  Unpolished
Additional Info: Small glass jewels, traditional design.
Country of Origin: Pakistan, Kashmir region.
Condition: Vintage

These are vintage USED earrings.  Please clean the ear wires if you will be wearing through your piercings.

Please check photos carefully for condition. You will receive the exact piece shown in the photos on this page. This is a USED piece that has been previously worn in country. As a previously used tribal item it may have small flaws such as loose or missing jewels, missing bells, obvious repairs, may be tarnished or worn, or have other small flaws.

A NOTE ON THE CONDITION OF TRIBAL ITEMS: Our jewelry is used tribal jewelry, from faraway lands. As used pieces the condition of our items will reflect their prior lives as treasured tribal pieces. Please know that we strive to maintain the tribal allure of our items and therefore we do not clean or repair these pieces in any way. We leave that choice to the buyer, as each may prefer something different. This not only maintains the old, tribal look of each piece that our belly dance customers seek, but also preserves the value of a piece that cleaning might diminish.

We do our best to describe any flaws that may be present in our items, and we encourage you to read the full description and look at all photos closely to judge the condition of the item for yourself and know exactly what you are ordering. If you have questions about the condition of any item, please ask!