toe rings; silver; (a) & (b) each consist of three adjustable rings with clusters of silver balls on an oval base, connected by a chain interspersed with five clusters of three 'jhumkas' (bells); Length approximately 11 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur att.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toe rings
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by married women on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th toe of each foot; made by men.