Rosary
mid 19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Neck ornament or rosary, worn by Bhil community.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Rosary made of ratti or crab's eyes seeds (from Arbus precatorius) |
| Brief description | Neck ornament,or rosary, ratti or crab's eye seeds, Western India, mid 19th century. |
| Physical description | Neck ornament or rosary, worn by Bhil community. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. |
| Production | Western India |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
pp. 44-45, pl. no. 2.16, no. 3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 06029(IS) |
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| Record created | December 14, 2006 |
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