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1965.3.11.6

Green glass pendant on a metal chain. One of 16 ornaments strung together. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 01/11/2010]

1965.3.11.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Green glass pendant on a metal chain. One of 16 ornaments strung together. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 01/11/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Odisha Ganjam
Cultural groups
Saora
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 Metal, Material Glass, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 57 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.11.6 Other numbers: D.1900.41
Research and responses

The Ganjam district is in Orissa, not Madras, and the Sora tribe is not found in Madras either. [CF 28/9/2000]

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament