Jewellery
c.1853 (made)
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Neck ornament (from Coix Lachryma-jobi L), sandy brown grooved beads possibly from the endocarp or seed case of a species of the Menisperimaceae family, genus Cocculus, and two red brown seeds (probably from legume Adenanthera pavonina L) with devil's claw (from Martynia annua) pendant.
Bracelet Areca nuts (from Areca catechu L) with silver mounts.
Bracelet Areca nuts (from Areca catechu L) with silver mounts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Seeds and beads, including tubular Job's tears seeds with metal mounts. |
| Brief description | Neck and bracelet ornament, seeds and beads, mid-19th century, Southern Indfia, possibly Madras. |
| Physical description | Neck ornament (from Coix Lachryma-jobi L), sandy brown grooved beads possibly from the endocarp or seed case of a species of the Menisperimaceae family, genus Cocculus, and two red brown seeds (probably from legume Adenanthera pavonina L) with devil's claw (from Martynia annua) pendant. Bracelet Areca nuts (from Areca catechu L) with silver mounts. |
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| Object history | Probably in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
| Production | Southern India, possibly Madras. |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
pp. 44-45, pl. 2.16, no. 5 |
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| Accession number | 08375(IS) |
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| Record created | December 14, 2006 |
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