My favorite big-box wholesaler recently (and by "recently" I of course mean "four or five months ago") put up an
interesting article which is a brief discussion of the history of "eye" beads in multiple cultures, including African and Arabian ones. Great resource for those doing multicultural steampunk, as I find that steampunk designs are often at their best when their cultural affiliation and their salvaged nature, if any, are subtle and harmonious parts of the design. After reading it, I'm thinking of working some agate eyes into one of my "steamsonae."
I've gotten some excellent evil-eye pendants in the recent past from
Lorienna on Etsy. The items come from Ankara, but I've found her remarkably speedy, and the evil-eye glass items are handmade in Turkey:
And a weird pair of earrings for your pleasure:
Available here.
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