Old high-grade silver belt from Kerala, South India. Each of the pendants on this belt is an amulet, strung with silver beads on a thick “snake” chain, which fastens with a hook.
High grade silver.
From the first half of the 20th century.
Provenance: European private collection.
Dimensions:
Total length: 81 cm
Size of each amulet: 3,5 x 1,5 cm
Weight: 116 Grams
Reference:
“Ceintures ethniques” Leurquin, Anne, Skira, 2004
“Silver from fetish to fashion”, Nadler, Daniel and Serga, pdn publishing, 2005
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