Solid bronze neck ring from Odisha, probably worn by the Bondo women.
Made by the lost wax technique, The neck ring can be opened at the front.
From the 19th century or early 20th.
Provenance: ex Ghysels collection (see literature)
Dimensions:
Total size: 18 x 17 cm
Inner diamenter: 147,5 cm
Weight: 543,3 g
Literature:
“Colliers ethniques d’Afrique d’Asie, d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, Leurquin, Anne, Skira, 2003, p. 244
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