<div>Greetings, </div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>Exhibit details: </div> <div class=MsoNormal>" The collection, on loan from The Bead Museum in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Glendale</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State></st1:place> 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.
</div> <div class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>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 <st1:country-region w:st="on">Yemen</st1:country-region> and of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oman</st1:place></st1:country-region>. 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 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 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. " </div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>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. </div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>Museum Site: <A href="http://stark.tamu.edu/exhibit.html">http://stark.tamu.edu/exhibit.html</A></div> <div>Exhibit Site: <A href="http://www.saudiexperience.com/Jewelry.html">http://www.saudiexperience.com/Jewelry.html</A></div> <div> </div> <div>Enjoy, Hillary</div>