Karmardani (snake) bracelet from India 04.04.1887
This bracelet or anklet is of a type of work known as kamardani, but this string instead of being round is flattened. The style of chain is a loop in loop with a hooked closure. The effect of the flexible, loop-in-loop chain is that its movement imitates that of a snake, which has associations in Hinduism with fertility and creation. Origin: Karnataka or Maharashtra.
