Belt
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Four strands of square-dimension knitted silver wire chains with thirteen silver bands with alternate round and oval decorative plaques soldered onto them. The chains terminate in two wedge-shaped flat box fasteners ornamented with repoussé figures probably depicting Kamdhenu, the holy cow and Airavata, the elephant which the God Indra took as his vehicle: both mythological animals thought to bring happiness The fastening bolt is now missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, knitted chain wirework |
| Brief description | Flexible wire-chain belt from Karnataka |
| Physical description | Four strands of square-dimension knitted silver wire chains with thirteen silver bands with alternate round and oval decorative plaques soldered onto them. The chains terminate in two wedge-shaped flat box fasteners ornamented with repoussé figures probably depicting Kamdhenu, the holy cow and Airavata, the elephant which the God Indra took as his vehicle: both mythological animals thought to bring happiness The fastening bolt is now missing. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This belt 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 bought from the jewellery dealer, Mahendra, in February 2012 for 840 Euros. It was shown at the exhibition in the Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany, 18 October 2013 - 18 January 2014. |
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| Accession number | IS.251-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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