Description (Physical description)
The accretions found on pieces in this collection, in addition to the appearance of the silver, suggest to Anita Herle that the metal used is a mixture of silver and other metals, possibly among them copper.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Field collection)
Mrs. Barbara Spalding and her husband Michael worked as English teachers in Taiz, Yemen, from 1997-98 during which time she collected silver and talked to the men in the market silver shops.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Oval silver box with fitted lid that is attached by a long chain. The main design motif on the body is a repeating leaf-like pattern, with small circles. Both elements are created using twisted wire to outline the shapes. The lid uses the same twisted wire to create simple flower-petal-like shapes which meet at a green, marbled stone which marks the centre.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa