Nose Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A flat circular nose stud in silver alloy with a back plate and soldered hook. The front is decorated with concentric circles of granulation and die-stamped twisted and beaded wirework with additional silver discs on a red pigmented ground. In the centre there is a faceted red glass stone in a clawed bezel mounting.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver alloy and glass. Wirework and granulation. |
| Brief description | Nose stud, phul, from Himachal Pradesh |
| Physical description | A flat circular nose stud in silver alloy with a back plate and soldered hook. The front is decorated with concentric circles of granulation and die-stamped twisted and beaded wirework with additional silver discs on a red pigmented ground. In the centre there is a faceted red glass stone in a clawed bezel mounting. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This nose ring 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 German dealer, Hans Weihreter in Augsburg. |
| Historical context | Nose studs of this type are commonly worn by all Pahari women, often even in both nostrils. Muslim Gujjer women are fond of large studs, which are also worn by Hindu women in the Rampur and Kinnaur regions of Himachal Pradesh. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ganguly, W., Nose Rings of India, Delhi, 2015
p.60-61, illus.
Ganguly, Waltraud, Nose Rings of India, B.R.Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2015, p. 60-61, illus. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.375-2019 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2015 |
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