Eskimo Girl
Material: Glass, wire, goose feather tree branch, chenille
Origin: Gablonz, Czech
Size: 8 cm tall
Age: around 1960/1970
Condition:
Very good condition.
Description:
This exceptional and very rare Christmas tree ornament from Gablonz features an Eskimo Girl. Unique design made of glass beads, chenille and a small goose-feather sprig. Its intricate craftsmanship and authentic style make it a unique collector's item. Guaranteed to be an original, not a reproduction, it is a genuine one of a kind piece from around 1960/1970. Perfect for a high-quality collection or as a special decorative piece.
History of the production of Gablonz glass bead jewelry
The production of Gablonz glass bead jewelry has a long tradition. The historiography began around 1550 in Gablonz / Sudetenland (today's Czech Republic) and developed in connection with the jewelry and glass industry. At that time, the first glassworks were built and from these, glass grinding shops. In the countless Gablonz family businesses, the beads were blown up from glass tubes in front of an oil lamp with bellows reinforcement, or later with a type of Bunsen burner. This is how the "freehand beads" were blown up by hand without any shaping aids. Later, the glass tubes were blown up into "shaped beads", again in front of the "lamp", using a bead forming machine developed in this region. Father and grandfather were usually responsible for blowing up the beads. Mother and grandmother's busy hands then strung this bead material on wire in certain formations.
