The Turkomans were nomadic farmers and herders that lived around the Karakum desert in Central Asia. Every Turkoman woman had a large amount of silver jewellery acquired through marriage. A bride from a wealthy family was usually covered with jewellery from head to toe. This was part of the dowry besides carpets and textiles on her wedding. The large amount of silver created for the Turkomans were bought with the carpets knotted by females. They were made of the purest silver by craftmen moving from nomad camps to nomad camps. Silver jewellery was the best form of security to be carted on their bodies in this hostile area of sandy plains as they can be simply exchanged for money and goods. On top of that they also functioned as protective amulets. Blue colour were supposed to deflect the evil eye and the orange carnelian stones embedded in these bracelets were symbolic of fertility, blood and life.

This pair of partly fire-gilded matching silver bracelets, set with smooth carnelian; wrap the wrist like they've done it a thousand times before.

Combined  weight:127g

Matching pairs of Turkoman bracelets are hard to source today since a lot of them have been collected by museums and private collectors over the last few decades. Bracelets inlaid with slightly protruding eye shape carnelian stones were made earlier than those set with flat oblong-shaped ones. Most jewellery were produced between the last quarter of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century.

Combined weight: 276g

 A matching pair of parcel gilt and incised silver bracelets set with eye shape carnelian stones. It has a very nice patina. 

Combined weight: 333g 

This matching pair of silver bracelets glows with age, cool, satin smooth, almost weightless on the skin..

Combined weight: 448g 

Nomad jewelry rarely left the skin, think of it like second bone, carted and worn daily. These two silver cuffs still hold faint gold traces around their stones; centuries of friction.

Combined Weight: 369g

It would be hard to believe that such graceful silver, shaped by hands that once crossed endless dunes, and now slides onto your wrist. Wear it with jeans or silk, looks right either way.

This pair of silver bracelets comes with an unusual punched-circles, eye-shaped carnelian inlay, gilded geometry underneath and feels heavier than they should. Good for stacking, better for staring at.

Combined weight: 434g

Plain Turkoman bracelets are scarce and I have only come across few over many years of trading. They are unique in its own way. This pair is incised with a geometric pattern and not gilded. 

Combined weight: 149g

This bracelet's embellishment feels quietly modern, pair it with crisp black trousers and silk, and you look like you own the room.

Tchapraz , Turkoman coat fasterners for women are for decoration therefore they are usually sewn lightly on the coat so that they could be removed easily when the coat needs to be washed. More common decorative ornaments like coins and other smaller silver pieces are permanently stitched on.

The eye-shape carnelian stones bulge from these parcel gilt silver bracelets are older than the flat oblong ones. Years of wrist-wear have sanded it smooth, almost creamy. Some gold overlay has been rubbed off.

A matching pair of Turkoman bracelets adds value to your collection because they always come in pairs. Three eye shape carnelian stones are set on each tier. These are older than the oblong shape carnelian stones.

The Turkomans were nomadic farmers and herders that lived around the Karakum desert in Central Asia. Every Turkoman woman had a large amount of silver jewellery acquired through marriage. A bride from a wealthy family was usually covered with jewellery from head to toe. This was part of the dowry besides carpets and textiles on her wedding. The large amount of silver created for the Turkomans were bought with the carpets knotted by females. They were made of the purest silver by craftmen moving from nomad camps to nomad camps. Silver jewellery was the best form of security to be carted on their bodies in this hostile area of sandy plains as they can be simply exchanged for money and goods. On top of that they also functioned as protective amulets. Blue colour were supposed to deflect the evil eye and the orange carnelian stones embedded in these bracelets were symbolic of fertility, blood and life.

A single parcel gilt silver bracelet with eye shape carnelian stones inlay.

This eye-shape carnelian bracelet is very well worn. It has some traces of gilding around the edges and the back is newer plain silver that has been fixed.