Vintage Turkoman two-piece pendant.
Length: 8 inches
Width: About 2 inches at the widest point
Materials: Mixed metals, glass jewels
Metal Color: Silvery to slightly brassy
Finish: Unpolished
Jewel Color: Deep Red
Attachment: Hook at the top
Lovely Turkoman vintage pendant with deep red glass jewels. About 8 inches long (including dangles) and 2 inches across. Mixed metals are a silvery to slightly brassy color, unpolished.
The Turkoman are an ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily the Turkmen nation state of Turkmenistan. Smaller communities are also found in Iran, Afghanistan, North Caucasus (Stavropol Krai), and northern Pakistan. The major Turkmen tribes are Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Chowdur and Saryk. The most numerous are the Tekke. The Turkmen lifestyle was heavily invested in horsemanship and horse-breeding. In spite of changes prompted by the Soviet period, the Turkmen have remained very well known for their horses, the Akhal-Teke desert horse and also for their unique and beautiful jewelry traditions.