Bonda neck ring, Odisha, India
Aluminium neck ring worn by Bonda women in Odisha state in India.
From the middle of the 20th century.
Bonda women wear some of these neck rings at the same time, together with many beaded necklaces.
Size of the ring: 13 cm
Size of the pendant: 4,5 x 2 cm
Ex-Montse Ester collection (this piece was displayed in the exhibition of her collection and it is reproduced in the catalog “El llenguatge de la joia”- see literature for more details).
IND1472
Literature:
“Traditional Jewelry of India”, Untracht, Oppi, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 1997
“El llenguatge de la joia”, Fundació Caixa Girona, 2008
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