Silver Ankle Cuffs

India

19th Century

These silver ankle cuffs are of a type typically worn by women of Harijan, Koli and other communities in Gujarat, North-West India.
As is commented in the Mughal Siver Magnificence catalogue "The unusually simple, uncluttered lines of these anklets are reminiscent of modern silver forms, while their beautifully wrought hinges reveal a high degree of technical skill on the part of the silversmith who created them".

Diameter: 12 cm height 6 cm (4.75 x 2.5 in)
Diameter: 12 cm height 8 cm (4.75 x 3.25 in)

A similar pair are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum

Provenance:
The Right Hon the Lord Glenconner

Literature:
A World of Bracelets Africa, Asia, Oceania, America by Anne van Cutsem pub. Skira Milan 2002 (the Ghysels Collection)
Mughal Silver Magnificence (XVI-XIXth C.) by Christiane Serra Fabri-Terlinden pub. Antalga Nov 1987