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Old 13th April 2010, 04:25 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Steve
Hi guys,
The "dharia" is actually called locally a "joulba" which has less curvature, is slightly larger with a more bulbous end than the Thouma. The Thouma and joulba were worn by a different class of person in the old social structure.



The silver work looks Badihi ( jewish family) in style, although i'm not sure about the locket as the picture is poor. Hope this helps.
Steve
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Would these be considered Joulba or Badihi? Btw the top one is rhino.
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