{"title":"British Museum","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Asahi Shimbun Displays “Making their mark: Women Silversmiths from Oman” exhibition celebrates the legacy and resurgence of Omani silver craftsmanship through the captivating narratives and intricate works of three pioneering women: Tuful Ramadan, Mahfoudha al-Balushi, and Fatma al Najjar. Delving into a realm traditionally dominated by men, the exhibition unveils the profound dedication and ingenuity of these artisans, whose timeless creations blend heritage with contemporary allure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEmbarking on a transformative journey spanning from the 1950s to the present, the showcase unveils the evolution of Omani silver artistry amidst shifting trends and societal changes. Against the backdrop of dwindling demand, these women artisans have rekindled interest in silver jewelry, infusing traditional motifs with modern sensibilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBorn from a collaborative research endeavor led by the British Museum and a diverse array of scholars, offers a multifaceted exploration of Oman's silversmithing heritage. Under the guidance of visionary women leaders and esteemed experts, it sets a pioneering precedent for ethnographic jewelry research, illuminating the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity. Through personal testimonies, scientific analyses, and close-up examinations, visitors are invited to unravel the intricate techniques and profound cultural significance embedded within each masterpiece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"Making their Mark\" is more than just an exhibition; it's a testament to the resilience of heritage, the power of collaboration, and the enduring legacy of female empowerment in Oman's artistic landscape. Through its captivating narratives and immersive experiences, it inspires audiences to embark on a transformative journey through time, where silver becomes a shimmering symbol of resilience, creativity, and cultural continuity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy celebrating Fatma al Najjar and Rahina's work, the exhibition not only honors their individual artistry but bridg\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ees\u003c\/span\u003e the gap between past and present while charting a course toward the future. Through their innovative spirit and reverence for tradition, they embody the evolution of Oman's silver heritage, ensuring its continuation for generations to come.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tipik-necklace-usa","title":"Tipik Necklace || Usa","description":"\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eInspired by the Cebuano word \u003cem\u003eTipik\u003c\/em\u003e, each necklace features a unique combination of natural coral, pearl, or shell sourced from Cebu, paired with carefully selected gemstones. At its centre sits Rahina’s signature Hirz amulet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eEach necklace is one of one and will never be reproduced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e Each piece will find its own custodian, making it something that belongs uniquely to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe Hirz amulet is created using lost-wax casting, with details hand-soldered using traditional Omani silversmithing techniques. Each necklace is assembled by hand on 49-strand stainless steel wire with a nylon coating and finished with sterling silver elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe Tipik Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eTipik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e is a Cebuano word meaning a small fraction of time, or a portion of something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe collection was born after a year in Cebu, Philippines, taking time to explore, reconnect, and recuperate. It became an opportunity to return to the drawing board and, in many ways, return to the beginning of Rahina: sitting at the studio table, working with the hands, stringing beads and experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eTipik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e brings together Dhofari and Cebuano roots; natural materials gathered in Cebu meet the Hirz amulet, a protection amulet rooted in Dhofari heritage, creating a meeting point between two places that are deeply personal to Rahina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isselectedend\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe collection is also a disruption to the status quo of imitation, mass production, and economies of scale. Each necklace is made as a one-of-one, never to be reproduced, a piece that belongs to its own custodian and no one else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eIn a world where so much is made to be replicated, \u003cem\u003eTipik\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to choose the uncommon: to have something that is distinctly your own, shaped by individual taste rather than the pull of the crowd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSterling silver pendant and finishings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eGemstones: Amethyst, Coral, Green Apatite, Larimar, Lapis Lazuli, Lemon Quartz, Pearls, Pink Tourmaline, Shell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e49 strand stainless steal wire coated with Nylon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e15\" inch choker + 3\" extension\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMade in Oman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54583483433235,"sku":null,"price":88.0,"currency_code":"OMR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/1651\/7395\/files\/usa1.heic?v=1788431048"}],"url":"https:\/\/byrahina.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Rahina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}