Nose Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A silver nose ring, bulak, with a shield-shape back plate. It has a silver wire loop beaten at one end and soldered onto the right hand side of the back with a pointed end, but no other fastening on the opposite side. The front is decorated with a U-shaped row of silver granules outlined in stamped wire with granules along the outer edge. A small rather misshapen wire tear drop shape fills the central portion of the plate.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver granulation and wirework |
| Brief description | Silver nose ring, bulak, from Himachal Pradesh |
| Physical description | A silver nose ring, bulak, with a shield-shape back plate. It has a silver wire loop beaten at one end and soldered onto the right hand side of the back with a pointed end, but no other fastening on the opposite side. The front is decorated with a U-shaped row of silver granules outlined in stamped wire with granules along the outer edge. A small rather misshapen wire tear drop shape fills the central portion of the plate. |
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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 pirchased from the dealer, Michael Beste, on 8th November 2009 for 35 Euros. |
| Historical context | Dr Ganguly records that this ring would have been worn by Dogra tribal women from families connected with the local timber industry. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ganguly, W., Nose Rings of India, Delhi, 2015
p.64, illus |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.389-2019 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2015 |
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