Hand painted barrettes
Hand Painted Barrettes
These barrettes were painted by artisans from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Ornamental painting is very traditional the Islamic world and can be found everywhere from the architecture to ceramic. Here, the artists took the beauty of ornamental painting to hair ornaments.
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"Dazzling..." hand painted barrette
Warm and sweet, this hand painted barrette was made in Uzbekistan and touched with liquid bronze.$15.99 -
"Gardens of paradise" barrette
The idea of courtyards is very important in Islamic architecture. Poets described courtyards as places resembling gardens of paradise. Traditional Uzbek homes are structures to have a garden as a center with the living premises surrounding it. In this particular barrette the garden is broken down into four essential parts, each smoothly transforming into another. The red parts represent gardens with blooming flowers while the blue parts are water fountains. Part of the border and flower stems of the barrette were painted in liquid bronze, which will not fade with time. The barrette was covered with several layers of lacquer for shine and protection. This barrette has 3 levels of metal clip adjustment. It can be worn by ladies with both thin and thick hair due to this adjustment feature.$15.99 -
"Elegance" hand painted barrette
Quiet, simple yet very elegant look created by "Elegance" hand painted barrette.$15.99 -
"Clean Air. Blue sky" hand painted barrette
Barrette hand painted in traditions of Uzbekistan ornamental painting. Flower stems and borders of ornaments were painted in liquid bronze. The barrette was covered with several layers of lacquer for shine and protection. This barrette like most of the barrettes sold by UzbekAlive has 3 levels of metal clip adjustment. Our barrettes can be worn by ladies with both thin and thick hair due to this adjustment feature.$19.99 -
"Green grass. Birds sing" hand painted barrette
Barrette hand painted in traditions of Uzbekistan ornamental painting. Flower stems were painted in liquid bronze. The barrette was covered with several layers of lacquer for shine and protection. This barrette like most of the barrettes sold by UzbekAlive has 3 levels of metal clip adjustment. Our barrettes can be worn by ladies with both thin and thick hair due to this adjustment feature.$19.99 -
"Mystical" hand painted barrette
This is a hand painted barrette. Borders of the ornaments were painted with liquid bronze. The metal clip has 3 levels of adjustments that makes the barrette suitable for women with very thick hair.$19.99