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Pair of anklets

Pair of anklets

  • Place of origin:

    Algeria (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1838 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silver gilt with cloisonné, enamel and pastes

  • Credit Line:

    Given by J. B. Clarke-Thornhill

  • Museum number:

    M.131&A-1916

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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These anklets, or khalkhal (khul khal), were made as decorative accessories for an urban Algerian woman. They are made of silver-gilt with applied panels of silver-gilt filigree partly enamelled and are hinged near the centre. The anklets can be opened by means of a chained pin at the front which can be removed.

The anklets bear a French silver standard mark suggesting they were made after the French occupation of Algeria, which began in 1830. The design of such anklets varied from city to city. The donor of this pair reported that these were made in El Golea, a town in central Algeria, but were acquired further north, in Ghardaïa.

Physical description

Silver gilt anklets with cloisonné decoration in blue and green enamel, and red pastes.

Place of Origin

Algeria (made)

Date

ca. 1838 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Silver gilt with cloisonné, enamel and pastes

Dimensions

[Anklet] Diameter: 10.6 cm, Height: 7.5 cm maximum
[Anklet] Diameter: 10.4 cm, Height: 7.5 cm maximum

Object history note

Accessions register entry - 'Pair of anklets. Silver-gilt, enriched with applied panels of silver-gilt filigree partly enamelled, and set with red pastes and rosettes. From El Golea, South Algeria (acquired at Ghandaia). French silver standard mark (from 1838). A broad tapering band, hinged near the centre, ends in two large heart-shaped plaques joined at their tips with a moveable pin secured by a chain. The filigree design is composed of symmetrical scrolls: the enamel colours are blue, green and yellow.
Gift of T.B. Clarke-Thornhill, 3 Carlisle Place, Victoria Street, SW.'

Descriptive line

Pair of silver gilt anklets with cloisonné decoration, Algeria, 19th century

Production Note

Made in El Golea, acquired in Ghardaïa.

Materials

Enamel; Silver-gilt

Techniques

Gilt; Cloisonne

Categories

Africa; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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