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Traditional Jewelry of India
Oppi Untracht
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997

Technical data: 430 pp, 870 illustrations, 220 in colour

ISBN/ISSN: 0810938863

Price: from $ 140

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This book presents the diverse meanings given in India to ornamental jewellery from materials as varied as horn and feathers as well as gold and diamonds. The jewellery showed is from traditional animalistic and ritual pieces to contemporary design.

Contents:

- Introducing Traditional Indian Jewelry
- Origins: Early Ornament
  Body Decoration and Marking
  Natural Materials
  String Ornaments
  Animal Ornament: Materials and Subjects
  Naga Adornment: Remnants of Neolithic Times
- Formulating the Indian Jewelry Tradition
  Rosaries of India
  The Hardstone-Bead Trade

Este libro presenta los diversos significados dados en la India a la joyería ornamental de los materiales tan variados como el cuerno y plumas así como el oro y los diamantes. La joyería mostrada es tanto de animales tradicionales y piezas rituales como de diseño contemporáneo.