Nané Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) It's amazing how one gets distracted when trying to do something simple like ... check her mail. When I opened yahoo the featured article about gifts given to Obama by foreign leaders caught my attention. As I read it I came across the Federal Register records of the gifts received in 2009 (attached). I then noticed that Gul had given Obama cufflinks made by one Sevan Bicakci. Of course I googled Sevan Bicakci and as expected he turned out to be Armenian. http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=741lfa45 http://www.armenialive.com/armenian-news/Fine-Jewelry-PR--Sevan-Bicakci Gifts.pdf Edited January 20, 2011 by Nané Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) Many Armenians have the family name “buchakjian/bichakjian”, which literally means “knife maker” an artist of sorts. Or, even a "knife weilder" as in butcher.Search and see "buchakjian".http://members.shaw.ca/finnieknives/kitchen_knives/kitchen-knife-set.jpgBTW. The surname of that artist will be read as "bichakji". Edited January 21, 2011 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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