Women's Perak headdress.

Women's Perak headdress.Ladakh region / India, Himalayas.Ladakh region / India, Himalayas.Turquoise, coral, agate, shell fragments, sheep’s and yak’s wool, fabric.Signs of age and wear.All pieces are pierced and attached to the fabric with thread. The yak hair cords are braided.Signs of age and wear.These headdresses belonged to the women and were passed down to daughters of marriageable age. The mother would then begin saving up to make another headdress, which was expanded over time. Depending on the family’s financial situation, items were added or removed. At the beginning of the 20th century, when turquoise was still rare, the number of rows in a headdress also signaled the wearer’s status. https://www.bowers.org/index.php/collection/collections-blog/snakes-and-stones-perak-headdresses-from-ladakh.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£170.79

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