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1965.3.116

Marriage necklet of plaited and twisted horse hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/08/2010]

1965.3.116

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Collection type
Object
Description
Marriage necklet of plaited and twisted horse hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/08/2010]
Long description
Marriage necklet of plaited and twisted horse hair. The necklet is decorated with 3 gilt balls. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/08/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tamil Nadu Madurai
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Folk-Lore Society
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950?, uncertain
Date collected
?1890 - 1950
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Plaited, Process Twisted, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 182 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.116 Other numbers: D.1897.28
Research and responses

Madurai, city, south-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India; was formerly known as (until 1949) Madura. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 2/10/2000]

Search terms: Ornament, Marriage, Ritual and Ceremonial, Neck Ornament

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