Title
Thandatti and Pampadam earrings
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Tamil Nadu, South India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 001: H4.1 x L4.2 x W3.7 cm,
Object size: 002: H3.8 cm,
Object size: 003: H4.1 x L4.5 x W4 cm,
Object size: 004: H3.8 cm
Object size: 002: H3.8 cm,
Object size: 003: H4.1 x L4.5 x W4 cm,
Object size: 004: H3.8 cm
Accession No.
1993-00320
Collection of
Here we see a snake like earring with braided gold thread. This is known as 'thandatti'. It ends with a gold ball on either ends.Both the earrings are worn by village women in rural Tamil Nadu around Tirunelveli amongst Kollar, Maravar, Pallar, Paravar, Pariah, Shanar and Vellala castes .
