E0763: India- Necklace

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0763
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment
Marks/Labels:
TAG " Dennison London" TAG "Malla" TAG "Necklace Mala" TAG "Dis South Pauga Talg Tasaria Village Gahaudi Race Santhal, Name "Mala""Some of the letters difficult to decipher.
Materials:
metal ➔ silver
Dimensions:
32.5 cm L
2 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:
Necklace made of two strands of interlocking silver chains.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)