Neck Ornament
early 19th century (made)
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This is a ceremonial necklace ornament or ‘tayo’, used by Newar women of the Kathmandu Valley on important ritual occasions, including marriage. In early forms of these ornaments, the tubular body is hollow, suggesting that they may have been amulet containers, but present examples are entirely closed and so cannot now be used for that purpose. The Indian origins of this type of ornament are indicated by the teardrop ornament on the upper edge of this example, a motif found on Indian jewellery.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper gilt |
| Brief description | Woman's neck ornament, copper-gilt, early 19th century, Nepal. |
| Physical description | A lozenge-shaped hexagonally faceted tubular ornament of copper-gilt threaded on twisted silk thread. |
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| Gallery label | Necklace (Tayo)
1800–50
Shah period
This is a ceremonial necklace ornament used by Newar women
of the Kathmandu Valley on important ritual occasions,
including marriage. In early examples the tubular body
is hollow. This suggests that they may have been amulet
containers, but the present ones are entirely closed, so they
cannot now be used for that purpose.
Gilded copper and silk
Nepal
Museum no. 03034(IS)(14/06/2011) |
| Summary | This is a ceremonial necklace ornament or ‘tayo’, used by Newar women of the Kathmandu Valley on important ritual occasions, including marriage. In early forms of these ornaments, the tubular body is hollow, suggesting that they may have been amulet containers, but present examples are entirely closed and so cannot now be used for that purpose. The Indian origins of this type of ornament are indicated by the teardrop ornament on the upper edge of this example, a motif found on Indian jewellery. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications
ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page108, no.106. |
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| Accession number | 03034(IS) |
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| Record created | February 16, 2004 |
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