Silver Belt from Kerala, India,

Size:

3 x 139cm

Weight 501 grams

Region:

Kerala, India

Type:

arappa,
silver belt

Age/Period:

19/20th century

Material:

Silver

Condition:

very good

Description:

Silver belt, made of large,double interlocking wire links, with buckle and hook-end extensions elaborately decorated in wirework, used by Muslim women in Calicut, Kerala

The belt closes by passing the end through the buckle, then engaging its inverted hook into the chain links

See:

Oppi Untracht-Traditional Jewelry from India, #528