South Indian Silver bracelet from Tamil Nadu, South India.
Regardless the precise and rich refined decoration, this kind of bracelet belong to rural communities.
From the 1st half of the 20th century.
Provenance: ex-Dutch private collection.
Dimensions:
Total size: 10,5 x 11 x 4 cm
Inner diameter: 7,5 cm
Weight: 111,2 gr
Literature:
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002, p. 169
“Indian Folk jewellery”, Ganguly, Waltraud, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2015, p.107
“Indian Jewellery”, Holbein Hendley, Thomas, BR publication, Delhi, 2009
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