enameled necklace. silver mangalsutra, gold plated. chain of gold with black beads on both sides of chain. chain is ~1.0cm wide and lined with small black beads. 6 black beads punctuated with 2 small gold beads. series of 12 black and 11 gold, starting from each side of pendant. ~18.2cm of 0.4cm wide gold chain without black or gold beads attached. pendant is ~6.0cm x 4.0cm. rectangular, gold, emblem with 5 rows of triangular shaped, red and green design. First row from pendant = 5 triangles, 2nd row = 4 triangles, 3rd row = 3 triangles, 4th row = 2 triangles, 5th row = 1 triangle. black beads hang from the end triangles of each row.
Donor:
Malu Beltran
Collection place:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Collector:
Martha Beltran
Collection date:
July 31, 2005
Materials:
Gold (metal), Paint (coating), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 10, 2005
Context of use:
used by married women. red & green colors represent good luck