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A PAIR OF 'SULUVA' EAR PENDANTS


Gold

20th century
Saurashtra, Gujarat


Worn by women of the Bhopa Rabari community of Dwarka, these earrings are usually suspended from distended earlobes, and worn along with silver 'vat' earrings on the outer rim of auricle. This pair of ear pendants has been modified by adding a simple hook from which each can be suspended.







  Lot 13 of 120  

FOLK AND TRIBAL ART AUCTION
26-27 FEBRUARY 2013

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'Suluva' Ear Pendants

PUBLISHED:
Earring: Ornamental Identity and Beauty in India, Waltraud Ganguly, B.R. Publlishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2007


 









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