[Ansteorra-announce] Museum Exhibit: A Bedouin Woman's Treasure

[Hillary Greenslade]

Greetings, 
  At Texas A&M University (College Station, Tx), as the J. Wayne Stark museum on-campus, there is an exhibit 'A Woman's Treasure; Bedouin Jewelry from the Arabian Peninsula', from June 14-August 12, 2007.   If attending the Ansteorran Round Table event, take time to check out this exhibit; campus parking is in the University Center Parking Garage, across the street from the Memorial Student Center where the gallery is located. 
   
  Exhibit details: 
  " The collection, on loan from The Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona and comes from the personal collection of Francis M. Meade, contains over 100 pieces and includes necklaces, bracelets, and clothing that illustrate the traditional Arabian Bedouin culture. 
   
  Traditional Arabian Bedouin jewelry incorporates the techniques and styles of other civilizations. Bedouin necklaces feature multi-colored and silver beads strung in irregular sizes. Most of the jewelry in the collection was made by silversmiths of Yemen and of Oman. The Yemeni designs show a greater degree of femininity with much use of delicate decoration. The rarest pieces in the collection are of Nejdi manufacture. The Nejdi, who encompass the north central area of Saudi Arabia, use silver, turquoise, and agate in their jewelry designs. Silver is a commonly used metal in the creation of the jewelry which can be fine and delicate or a base metal. " 
   
  The owner of the jewelry states the works are from the 1930's and up, so nothing in the SCA timeframe, but many traditional patterns are often repeated and recycled. 
   
  Museum Site: http://stark.tamu.edu/exhibit.html
  Exhibit Site: http://www.saudiexperience.com/Jewelry.html
   
  Enjoy, Hillary
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