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A PAIR OF 'OGANIA' EAR PENDANTS


Gold

20th century
Saurashtra and Kutch, Gujarat


Ogania ear pendants are typically worn at weddings by male and female members of the Rabari, Bharvad and Rajput communities in Saurashtra and Kutch, Gujarat, and frequently paired with conical 'bhungri' ear clips. 'Ogania' are decorated with gold filigree, granules and platelets, and their crescent shape "...can be traced back to the collar-shaped and lunula-type earrings of ancient Asia Minor" (Waltraud Ganguly, Earring: Ornamental Identity and Beauty in India, B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2007, p. 73).







  Lot 57 of 120  

FOLK AND TRIBAL ART AUCTION
26-27 FEBRUARY 2013

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'Ogania' Ear Pendants

PUBLISHED:
Earring: Ornamental Identity and Beauty in India, Waltraud Ganguly, B.R. Publlishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2007


 









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