Necklace
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Silver torque of a tapering shape, bound in silver wire with a pair of hooks at the base, one of which is soldered onto a flat circular ring with a beaded wire border and granulation. The other hook is free to act as a fastening.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver wirework |
| Brief description | Silver torque, hasli, from Gujarat |
| Physical description | Silver torque of a tapering shape, bound in silver wire with a pair of hooks at the base, one of which is soldered onto a flat circular ring with a beaded wire border and granulation. The other hook is free to act as a fastening. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This bracelet is part of the large donation of Indian folk jewellery from Dr Waltraud Ganguly which was collected over the last few decades before her death in 2015 from dealers in both India and Europe, in parallel with extensive fieldwork she carried out in the Indian Sub-Continent. It was purchased from the jewellery dealer, Mahendra, in Delhi in November 2012 for 600 Euros |
| Historical context | This necklace would have been worn by a Banjara tribal woman. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.142-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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