Title
Indian Gold Tubular Earrings (Puchikudu)
Year/Period
circa 1900
Region
Tamil Nadu, India
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Pls refer to individual dimensions
Accession No.
2019-00419
Collection of
This fine pair of gold earrings of tubular form is from Tamil Nadu, in India’s south. With prominent zig-zag designs, bud-like wings on either side, and pendant projections underneath, they were designed to catch the light. The form is possibly based on the tops of the elaborate gopuram or gateways to South Indian temples (Ganguly, 2007, p. 241).They were worn in distended earlobes.
