
5" to 7.75" tall
Worn as sets between the wrist and the upper arm, bangles are believed to be protective bands and Hindu women always wear them as symbolic guards over their husbands. These Punjabi ivory bangles are worn on each hand only for a certain amount of time by a woman after she gets married to signify her matrimony.
3.5" - 4.25" dia 5" - 7.75" tall
Ivory (mounted on a metal stands)
India, Punjabi, late 19th early 20th century
TH10INDBANGLE
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