Hair Ornament
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
This jhumar is made up of decorative motifs linked together in chains with a central unit of an openwork gold kundan setting of a pair of stylised peacocks flanking a floral spray in topaz and white sapphires. The reverse of this unit is enamelled with birds and floral sprays in red, blue and green enamel on a white ground. The chains comprise one at the top linked to a gold hook with five further ones linked to rings attached to the central unit, the central one being longer than the others. These chains are made of small individual settings of white sapphires in various shapes of fish, crescents and lozenges. Each of these elements is enamelled on the reverse and is linked to pairs of seed pearl and blue glass bead pendants.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold with<i> kundan</i> settings, while sapphire, topaz, pearls and glass |
| Brief description | A gold hair ornament, jhumar, from Rajasthan |
| Physical description | This jhumar is made up of decorative motifs linked together in chains with a central unit of an openwork gold kundan setting of a pair of stylised peacocks flanking a floral spray in topaz and white sapphires. The reverse of this unit is enamelled with birds and floral sprays in red, blue and green enamel on a white ground. The chains comprise one at the top linked to a gold hook with five further ones linked to rings attached to the central unit, the central one being longer than the others. These chains are made of small individual settings of white sapphires in various shapes of fish, crescents and lozenges. Each of these elements is enamelled on the reverse and is linked to pairs of seed pearl and blue glass bead pendants. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This ornament 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 shown at the exhibition in the Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany, 18 October 2013 - 18 January 2014. ItWas purchased from the Jewellery dealer, Hans Weihreter, Augsburg , Germany in December 1997 for DM 12,750 . |
| Historical context | Ornaments of this type are worn in the hair on the left side of the head by brides at weddings and other special functions. They may be worn by Hindu and Muslim brides. |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian folk jewellery : designs and techniques / Waltraud Ganguly. Number: 9789350502129, 9350502127
pp.17, illus. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.217-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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