E0762: India- Necklace
Ethnographic
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.