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Armlet

early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Armlet formed of a cloth ring bound with red and indigo blue dyed fibre of Nilgiri nettle (Girardina heterophylla), brown glass beads and young cowrie shells (Cypraea moneta). The armlet has blue and red arm-ring sewn on the outer side with three rows of iridescent brown glass beads. Loosely attached to the ring is a large rosette formed of 4 concentric rings of white cowrie-shells sewn onto a disc of interwoven vegetable-stalks and completely covered by fine black nettle fibre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cloth ring with glass beads and cowrie shells, and vegetable stalks
Brief description
Armlet of cloth ring bound with Nilgiri nettle fibre, glass beads and cowrie shells, Tamil Nadu, early 20th century
Physical description
Armlet formed of a cloth ring bound with red and indigo blue dyed fibre of Nilgiri nettle (Girardina heterophylla), brown glass beads and young cowrie shells (Cypraea moneta). The armlet has blue and red arm-ring sewn on the outer side with three rows of iridescent brown glass beads. Loosely attached to the ring is a large rosette formed of 4 concentric rings of white cowrie-shells sewn onto a disc of interwoven vegetable-stalks and completely covered by fine black nettle fibre.
Dimensions
  • Ring diameter: 75cm
  • Rosette diameter: 83cm
  • Ring diameter: 36in
  • Rosette diameter: 36.25in (approx.)
Credit line
Given by Miss A.W. Dickinson
Production
Probably from Nilgiri Hills area.
Collection
Accession number
IM.36-1925

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Record createdAugust 31, 2004
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