Silver Indian Sounding Bangle From Madya Pradesh

A heavy anklet [that would have been one of a pair]. The possessions of solid silver anklets is still a financial security for village women in rural India and are given as dowry pieces.

A single anklet with ornate elliptical pattern applied. The anklet is hollow and filled with sounding pellets. This rigid anklet does not have any opening and is probably early XXth century

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