Toe Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A V-shaped ring with projecting ornamentation at the top of one side comprising a pointed bud finial on a flaring base with three loops through which is threaded a thin silver wire onto which is threaded a cluster of small grelots and pendant pin heads.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver toe ring from Tamil Nadu |
| Physical description | A V-shaped ring with projecting ornamentation at the top of one side comprising a pointed bud finial on a flaring base with three loops through which is threaded a thin silver wire onto which is threaded a cluster of small grelots and pendant pin heads. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This toe 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. Dr Ganguly notes that it was bought with with 40 other pieces from, Prabhu, in Tamil Nadu. There are several jewellery shops in Chennai with the name Prabhu. She also commented that many of these pieces showed corrosion as if they had been in water and she speculated whether they had been found in a temple water tank. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.498-2019 |
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| Record created | March 8, 2016 |
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