Big high grade silver anklets from Gujarat, India, with deep repoussé work. These type of anklets is worn by Maldhari women in this region.
The big balls are attached to the anklets. These tinkling bells announce the presence of the wearer and at the same time repel insects and ward off the evil eye.
Age: 19th century or early 20th.
Dimensions:
Total size: 13 x 11,5 cm
Innner diameter: 7 cm
Width: 2,2 cm
Combined weight: 775 gr
Literature:
“Traditional jewelry of India”, Untracht, Oppi, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 1997, p. 273
“Indian Folk jewellery”, Ganguly, Waltraud, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2015, p. 32
“Indian Jewellery”, Holbein Hendley, Thomas, BR publication, Delhi, 2009, p.pl. 64
“Vanishing beauty“, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2016, p.
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