Silver flexible “paizebh” anklet from Uttar Pradesh, India. High-grade silver shaped in a beautiful chain.
From mid-XXth Century or earlier.
It can be opened easily with a pin.
This kind of flexible Indian anklets look lighter and more frivolous than the rigid pieces that can be found in other regions in India, but they are usually heavier than they appear to be.
Women in traditional Central India usually wear several flexible and rigid anklets on each leg at the same time.
Check the post about Indian anklets here in my blog for more information.
Dimensions:
Length: 22,5 cm
Width: 3,5 cm
Weight: 134,1 gr.
Literature:
“De kracht van Zilver. Etnische sieraden uit de collectie smith hutschenruyter”, Mols, Luitgard, Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, 2011
“Indian Jewellery”, Holbein Hendley, Thomas, BR publication, Delhi, 2009
“Traditional jewelry of India”, Untracht, Oppi, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 1997
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