E0762: India- Necklace

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0762

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Marks/Labels:

TAG1,2: "Malla" (handwritten and underlined). TAG3: NECKLACE Santali "Mala" Worn by Santal women." TAG4: "No Dis?t South Pavga Taluq Tasaria Village Gahaudi Race Santhal Name Mala"

Materials:

metal ➔ silver

Dimensions:

24.5 cm L
1 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Santal, India

Description:

Silver necklace made of links.

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