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Neck ornament (jhabjha or jhubjia)

Neck Ornament
c.1866 (made)
Place of origin

Neck ornament, silver with black cotton tassels, Nagod, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, c.1866.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNeck ornament (jhabjha or jhubjia) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver, cotton
Brief description
Neck ornament, silver with black cotton, Madhya Pradesh, central India, c.1866.
Physical description
Neck ornament, silver with black cotton tassels, Nagod, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, c.1866.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29cm
  • Weight: 193g
Object history
Probably in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867; transferred from the India Museum to the South Kensington Museum (now V&A) in 1879.
Production
Nagod, Central India
Bibliographic reference
Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 86, pl. 4.4
Collection
Accession number
03455(IS)

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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