Two pairs of foot tyres
India
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaDescription
a) pair of anklets “kadla”, Gujarat, Saurashtra, silver (800), cast, with hinges and locking pins, d: 6.9 cm / 12 cm (inside/outside), h: 7 cm, weight: 520 g & 512 g
These extremely elegant and beautifully shaped anklets were reserved for Koli and Harijan women of lower castes.
b) pair of anklets, silver (970), with granulée, moulded hollow,
d: 7 cm / 12 cm (inside/outside), h: 4.6 cm, weight: 455 & 445 g