Aug 9, 2024
A young Yemenite Jewish silversmith sells the handcrafted goods of his family business, including beads, necklaces, earrings, bangles, amulets and a jambiya or men's dagger including an ornate sheath with the accompanying belt. Though the ornamental scabbard sheaths were often crafted by Jewish silversmiths, only Arabs in Yemen were permitted to wear these daggers. In the background Jewish men are seen smoking shisha tobacco and possibly chewing Khat with little girls around. Yemen, 1980s. Only one Jew is known to remain in Yemen today.
