Jhumar, (hair ornament)

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Period
ca. 1890 -
Geography
Punjab, India -
Material
Gold -
Dimension
H x W x D (overall): 12.3 x 6.6 x 0.4 cm (4 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1988.53 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1988.53
Object Details
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Previous custodian or owner
Mrs. Bhagwan KaurRajinder Kaur KeithNarinder Kaur Keith -
Provenance
From about 1890Mrs. Bhagwan Kaur, Punjab, India, from about 1890 [1]To 1988Ms. Rajinder K. Keith and and Ms. Narinder K. Keith, Washington, DC, by descent from Mrs. Bhagwan Kaur, to 1988 [2]From 1988Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Ms. Rajinder K. Keith and and Ms. Narinder K. Keith in 1988Notes:[1] These ornaments were made in c. 1890 for Mrs. Bhagwan Kaur, wife of Sardar Thakur Singh Keith, a Revenue Officer in the state of Punjab.They were then handed down to her daughter-in-law, and eventually to her grand-daughters (the donors) who now reside in the Washington area.For more family history, see object file (according to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record).[2] See note 1. -
Origin
Punjab, India -
Credit Line
Gift of Rajinder K. Keith and Narinder K. Keith in honor of their mother, Sardarni Karam Kaur Keith -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
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