Antique Indian Chura Silver Cuff Bracelet

Description

Antique Rare Traditional Indian Tribal Bracelet in Sterling Silver
from the Kutchi people

Origin India: Gujarat
Period from late 1800 … more Antique Rare Traditional Indian Tribal Bracelet in Sterling Silver
from the Kutchi people

Origin India: Gujarat
Period from late 1800 to early 1900

collectible decor

These forearm bracelets were called Chura or Choora or Chuda depending on the state
and used as a forearm ornament since time immemorial by women of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Worked with different variations as if they were composed of many churi (bracelets), in India they were worn mainly by the Kutchis in Gujarat, by some tribes of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, such as Rabari, Mehar and Mahratta, and by those of the north-eastern region like the Khasis of Meghalaya, especially by brides.
Now back in fashion as a set of bracelets, this bracelet was instead traditionally a single set, composed of two parts, worked in sections. A central section was worked in rings with different decorations, more or less elaborate, and more or less numerous to form the height, which was then welded to the two ends, always worked in embossed fashion, while the two parts were then joined by hinges and screw closures.

height 9 cm
internal diameter of the smaller opening 5.5 cm
internal diameter of the largest opening approximately 7 cm
external diameter of the smaller opening 8.5 cm
external diameter of the largest opening 11 cm
weight 259 g
Excellently preserved for its age with minimal signs of aging
initials in Sanskrit

Collectible, sturdy and massive but also weareble because it opens halfway and not too difficult to close
(remember that the screws open clockwise and close counterclockwise, unlike now)
The screws are also original

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