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C O U R A G E M Y L O V EL O O K B O O K W I N T E R 2 0 1 2
J EW E L R Y . V I N T A G E C L O T H I N G . P R E C I O U S F I N D S . S H O E S . B E A D S .
Courage My Love is a v in tage s to re based ou t
o f To ron to . I t ho lds some o f the mos t exo t i c
t reasu res f rom around the wor ld . I t was founded by
Stewar t Sc r i ve r , who s ta r ted the shop in 1975 as
an ou t l e t fo r i t ems he brough t back f rom h is t rave l s
inc lud ing Tha i l and , Mex i co , Tu rkey , Ind ia and Namib ia .
Upon en te r i ng the s to re you r senses a re a l l engaged .
Tr iba l mus i c i s p lay ing . Incense o f lavende r f i l l s you r
nos t r i l s and you beg in to en te r a d i f f e ren t cu l t u re .
Beads f rom a d i f f e ren t land cove r the wa l l s and eve ry
type o f s t r i ng imag inab le i s hang ing . Rows and rows o f
s i l ve r t reasu res a re d i sp layed in cases and i f you a re so
cu r i ous to inqu i re abou t one you may be to ld a s to ry abou t
i t s pas t l i f e . We lcome to the wor lds o f p laces you ’ve
neve r been and peop le you w i l l neve r mee t bu t w i l l ca r r y
on the i r s to r i es in the t reasu res they have le f t beh ind .
e x p e r i e n c e a n o t h e r c u l t u r e
Mos t o f the jewe l r y fea tu red in
th i s book i s f rom Ind ian Tr ibes
be tween 3500BC and 2500BC.
Headp iece : From the
Ra jas than i Dese r t , Ind ia . The
two s i l ve r p ieces a t the end
were o r i g i na l l y used by as ians
3000 yea rs ago as an ear
spoon and a too thp i ck . They
wrapped th i s p iece o f jewe l r y
a round the i r wa is t l i ke a be l t .
Long neck lace : Handmade
bead f rom Afghan i s tan ,
s i l ve r .
Le f t and r igh t b race le t :
Handmade f rom the t r i be ,
Gu ja ra t i (an Indo-Aryan
e thn i c g roup)
I nd ian Fes t i va l o f Co lo rs .
Ho l i i s a re l i g i ous sp r i ng
fes t i va l ce leb ra ted by
H indus . I t ce leb ra tes the
beg inn ing o f the new
season , sp r i ng . H indus
be l i eve i t i s a t ime o f
en joy ing sp r i ng ’s abundan t
co lo rs and say ing fa rewe l l
to w in te r .
Ha i r p iece : Trad i t i ona l l y
used as a t r i ba l ea r i ng
in Sou the rn Ch ina .
Scan you r phone to exp lo re the marke ts o f Tha i l and , Mex i co , Tu rkey , Ind ia and Namib ia and lea rn abou t each cu l t u re .
C R E A T E D B Y : N A T A S H A M I L A N O V I C H