mangtika; long gold and amber ornamentation; mainly gold with amber jewel inlay. the chain has 4 amber inlaid jewels, the bottom 3 have accompanying bead ornamentation. pendant at end of chain is a clover - diamond shaped arrangement, with 4 jewels, one in each of the 4 directions. the bottom 3 jewels have dangling amber and yellow beads that have gold sperical ends. entire ornament ends in gold chain and hook on side opposite to pendant
Donor:
Malu Beltran
Collection place:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Collector:
Martha Beltran
Collection date:
August 2, 2005
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
October 10, 2005
Context of use:
used by married women; part of set, this type of jewelry set is worn by married women on all occasions