Earrings of the Naga, in English
The young Naga woman in the photo wears glass earrings that have a diameter of 55 mm. The earrings connect by a strand of cotton threads that is placed over the head.
Karin van Paassen
Oorbellen bij de Naga, in Dutch
Among the Naga, shell, rock crystal, glass, and nowadays even Perspex are used for making jewelry.
MyJewel
Last year, when we all had to stay at home because of COVID, Karin van Paassen had the idea to compose a booklet with texts and images from 100 people about a piece of jewelry with a story. Stories bring jewelry alive. The stories were moving, surprising, emotional, endearing, sad, beautiful, intense, soft, and hard. …