Ohrid Pearls Necklace
by Dragica Micki Fortuna
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25.000 x 20.000 inches
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Title
Ohrid Pearls Necklace
Artist
Dragica Micki Fortuna
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas Panel
Description
Lake Ohrid lies in the valley between Ohrid and Struga, in the border region between Macedonia and Albania(Europe). Lake Ohrid, that came into being between four to ten million years ago, is Europe's oldest lake, and is amongst the oldest in the world. The Lake came about in the tertiary period, prior to the glaciation.most of the lakes of the world came into being immediately after the end of the latest glaciation period. Only a few lakes in the world are older than this one. Famous examples are Lake Baikal, Caspian Lake, and Lake Tanganyka and just a few lakes situated on Celebes, Philippines and China.
Research on the living world of the Lake Ohrid has shown the existence of an exquisit flora and fauna, prolific in endemic, as well as relic fauna forms. It is known fact that only two families in the world know the formula for making famous Ohrid pearls. The Talevi and Filevi are the two Ohrid families who make genuine Ohrid pearl necklaces, earrings and broaches; they carried over this handcraft down from one generation to another. Ohrid pearl is created from seashells and coated with 5-7 thin layers of emulsion made from the scales of the Ohrid fish called Plashitsa, and is protected with a Designation of Origin.
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