Minhota earrings 1,4g

Minhota earrings. Traditional Portuguese decoration.
Minho is a province in northern Portugal.

Minhota beads, small ornate balls with filigree designs. The beads are hollow inside, very light, and therefore economical, which made them the main treasure of the Portuguese people.

Minhota beads mean symbols of protection and good luck.
Usually the godmother gave the first bead to her goddaughter at baptism.

Handmade.
The earrings were made in the city of Gondomar (Portugal), the jewelry capital of Portugal.