A plain white bangle which is worn by married women of Rajasthani tribes. Sets of similar types of bangles of varying sizes adorn the upper arm and also the lower arm and are worn on both the arms. These bangles are never removed during a woman's entire married life. They are supposed to have a magical effect that protects against the evil eye and eases birth pains.
Related Organizations
- Identifier
- 75.119
- Material
- Ivory
- Pages
- D: 6.5 cm
- Published in
- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
- Type
- Anthropology
